Hello Helga, one more ...
ghoddo gelo, hoti ailo. literal: a horse departs, an elephant arrives. context: reporting verbatim without applying one's mind. spreading rumors. my guesses on some ... > 3) Appurbai Ghara koddem, Nhuim Voddea koddem". literal: show appreciation at home, not the village. vaddo = a settlement. > 8) Padrinche sermao vhoneik nhuim' literal: the priest's sermon is not for your sister-in-law. > 20) Ek jiv sada shiv you live once, but god Shiv lives forever. smartha-ish proverb ? > 23) poilem pottoba, magir vithobaa god Vitthalla/Vitthoba can wait, fill your stomach first. > 27) Aplem ghor, sothean (rights) mor. it's one's own house, die by oneself. here sothean is unlikely to be "rights", but is probably svata = self. the clue is provided by the word aplem. agnelo > Message: 1 > From: "Helga do Rosario Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:45:02 -0400 > Subject: [Goanet]Some Goan proverbs translated > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
