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Here is a gaddi-related Konkani joke taken from Jr. Jose Rod's audio
cassette titled Visonachia Potant Bangarachi Biskit. The joke is in
Salcete Konkani dialect:
GADDI
Hanchu: Remet, choi mujer ekuch upkar kor. Deva hatir mujer ekuch upkar
kor
Remet: Kit zal re Hanchu? Kit zalam, mak sang.
Hanchu: Choi Remet, anv mure ek cheddva lain marunk soditam. Arre tem
cheddum sodam he saidin pasar zata punn muko teko utor galum zainam.
Remet: Itli fobor mure!
Hanchu: Oi, matxem help kor maka teko utor galpak.
Remet: Kaim num Hanchu, cheddvam add uddoipak kaim num; cheddvam add udoito
zaleari cheddeak chalaik asom zai, cheddeak munntt ti chalaik asom zai.
Hanchu: Chalaiki?
Remet: Oi!
Hanchu: Chalaik munnchem kitem?
Remet: Cheddum eilem munnttri cheddvak sang - moko em aha, muko tem aha munn
sang itlench; cheddum tuj paiam konn add pondd lunddi martolem.
Hanchu: Oi mure, itlem mure! Tesh zalear, tesh zalear anv binam. Ath tem
cheddum iet zalear anv tek sangtolom moko hem aham, moko tem aham!
Remet: Hanchu, hem aham, tem aham munchem kit re?
Hanchu: Anv fuim zannam, tuim mhak sanglo num re cheddum iet ri tek muko hem
aham, tem aham munn sang mhunnu!
Remet: Arre loliea, hem aham tem aham munnnitu tum daddam honn getolo.
Cheddum iel muttri cheddvak sang aplea kodde gaddi aha munn sang. Arre
cheddum gaddi muttlear cheddeancher pis zatai.
Hanchu: Aghe muje maim! Ek gaddi aha munn sagonk zai murre! Eh! Eh! Em
choi ieta. Tum matxe kuxin rau.
Remet: Borem, borem.
Hanchu: Hai baby! Muko gaddi aha.
Cheddum: Tum konn? Hanvem tuka oukonk nam.
Hanchu: Anv ek aunkvar cheddo tuji lain marunk soditam.
Cheddum: Moji lain marunk sodta? Ani kiteak?
Hanchu: Muko gaddi aha num gho?
Cheddum Ghaddi asa? Ani kosli?
Hanchu: Baintu udo kaddpachi.
Cheddum: Ragar zainaka ham, amger noll asa.
Hanchu: Arre tenger noll aha fuim mure!
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes, author of "Domnic's Goa A nostalgic romp through a
bygone era"
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
Tel: (966 3) 877-2744; Home: (966 3) 876-2676; Mobile: (966 5) 0281-9101
Reg. We use gaddi for anything that moves like a wheel, including the
pulley on a well.
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