Dalgado wrote to the whole world that shared his love for his language. There is not a word of English in his Dictionary. The long Introductions and Explanatory notes are all in Portuguese! If he wrote for the English market, I am curious to known that!
Message: 9 Subject: RE: [Goanet]"Konkani" & "Udraka" Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:40:20 -0000 From: "Colaco-Dias, Paulo R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Teotonio R. de Souza >Sent: 30 November 2003 17:32 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Goanet]"Konkani" & "Udraka" >Importance: High .... So what if one internationally acclaimed Goan/Portuguese author published in 1905 a Portuguese/Konkani dictionary where he used the word KOMKANI (*with K) instead of C. I might be wrong but it appears to me that Dalgado used phonetics rather than correct spellings, hence he used KOMKANI, rather then Konkani. Also, from what I have read, he had been exposed to the English language quite a lot, which will probably justify the use of the letter K instead of C. The fact that he edited a version in Bombay first in 1893 probably means that he was also addressing the English market for such dictionary. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
