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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] A woman without a culture of her own/response RKN
>
> Dear RKN,
>
> A negro is a perfectly acceptable word to
> African-Americans. I think you are referring to the
> other N word which is unacceptable and indeed
> pejorative.
>
> While I'm on the subject, someone said the Goan usage
> of the word "Hampri" was derogatory. This word in the
> strictest sense means "negro". Unfortunately, when
> used in a certain context, it has come to mean stupid
> as in "Hampri Augustine". But if I were to describe a
> negro in Konkani, I would use the word Hampri without
> any negative connotation.
>
> I'm not sure about the etymology of this word. I do
> remember reading a very similar word used to describe
> Jews by the Egyptians circa BCE. I can't recall now
> whether it signified "traders" (as in the Hittite word
> Hapari) or of darker skin.
>
> Best regards,
> selma
Dear Selma,
The correct Konkani word for Negro, according to the "Rajhauns" Eng-Konk
dictionary authored by Prakash Thali and edited by Damodar K Ghanekar
(Panjim, 2003), is KHAPRI (and not "Hampri"). The same dictionary gives plus
the following synonyms of "Negro": "Kalle katicho monis" (dark-skinned man)
and "Xid'di".
Jorge
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