Thank you Nagesh Bab and Senhor Alfred for the corrections. Some more names used by our Konkne bhavs CHOLLO/POR - BOY/SON ...eg...Tho re Bhatkara gelo cholo CHOLLI/PORI - GIRL/DAUGHTER...eg thi re Bhatkara geli choli
PORAM - CHILDREN....tim tagel PORAM soglim? Also words like AREY PAPPYA..Arey Pora .were frequently used. Regards Eddie Verdes Chinchinim/KSA From: "Nagesh Bhatcar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Eddie, > > You have brought about the beauty of Konkani language in > being able to describe every relationship with a single word. > That does not happen in English. > > At least some of the names are not used by Hindus. > > You said... > >Azo - Great Grand father > >Aji - Great Grand mother > >Xapai - Grandfather (Hindus - Dada ) > >Xamaim - Grandmother ( Daddi ) > > For us, Ajo is Grandfather and Ponjo is Greatgrandfather. > Similalry, Aji is Grandmother and Ponji is Greatgrandmother. > I think that there is Shenjo and Shenji too --( Great Great ) > We in Goa, do not use the Dada, Dadi. >
