Hi Merv, My point -- not irrelevant. Just another way of communicating! Let me try and interprete:
Jo-loi re? Empathy, concern, interest in your well being? Missac vosun ailoi re Interest in moral well-being? Community solidarity-building? FN On 22 May 2014 21:57, Mervyn Maciel <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Fred, > > If 'boslai' is a substitute for ' hello', how does one explain terms like: > > 1) Jo-loi re? (have you eaten, man?? or > > 2) Missac vosun ailoi re ( are you back from Mass, man??) > > I could think of several others - but they are hilarious - maybe we should > compile > a book of "irrelevant" Konkani sayings??????? > > > > Mervyn (Maciel) > -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 Blog: The View From My Window http://wp.me/1c1F About.me: http://about.me/noronhafrederick Goa,1556: http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2
