Bhas, Lipi Ani GULAB Gulab vachinastana aikol'lea voir motanche voir vadri korun mot (bigot) ditat te vixim amcho nixedh asa. Ani zori Gulab vachun somzonaslear GULAB-achem dhoronn spoxtt korchem zalear - Konknnicho vistar (lipicho nhoi) ani hantun (toxem ani her koslei vixoyacher) konna konnachim vividh motam uzvaddak yetat tim tea-tea borovpeanchim motam ani tim motam divpacho ani uzvaddak haddpacho zonn ekleacho povitr hokk. Tori, zor GULAB-ar omkim motam aileat tim chukichim, ek bhazu gheun ani/vo motanche voir vadri kel'im (bigot) zalear tim purvean dakholl kelear te vixim khulaso diunk vo lottkem tem spoxtt dakhovpi motam uzvaddaunk ami fattim soronant. GULAB Romi lipintlem Konknni nemallem ani dubavaviret tachi ast asteli Romi lipie dixen. Ani rajbhas kaideant 'Konknni mhonnje Devanagri lipint boroil'li Konknni' kaddun 'Devanagri/Romi' ghalpachi itsa vo yevzonn dakhoilea/posorlea tantun Konknnichem, Goychem ani Goykaranchem boreponn asa zalear nhoich fokot 'Konknni mhonnje Devanagri/Romi lipint boroil'li Konknni' bogor 'Konknni mhonnje Romi lipint boroil'li Konknni' mhonnon durust mellovpak poriant ami odik khuxeal astoleanv, karann GULAB romi Konknni masik. Punn Romik sthan divpachea nanvan zor rajbhas kaideant bodol korun Romi lipi vangdda Moratthi bhaxek ek sarko dorzo divpachea karyak mat amcho khor virodh. Oxem mhonnttam karann ek voros fattim khaili chitt borovpean hanvem Moratthi virudh voir kelam tem vidhan kel'lem ten'na mhaka tannem oso prosn kel'lo, "Moratthi bhaxek ek-sarko dorzo divpa vixim tuzo vixex virodh kiteak sangxi?' Tedna oslea horvea vicharak zabab diunchi goroz asa oxem mhaka dislem na. Atam-i divpachi goroz asa oxem disona, tori don vollimni sangchem zalear ek bhas don rajyanchi rajbhas kiteak? Magir Goykaramni lok-mot jikhun Goy vegllem dovorpachem mhotv kitem/koslem? Ani aiz zori Moratthik ek sarko dorzo diuncho zalear Goy Maharaxttrant ghalinastana kiteak dovorchem? Goychi ani Konknnichi fikir asloleank hem odik borem somzotolem dekhun ani GULABa vixim motanche voir vadri korun (bigot) motam konnench he fuddem diunchi nhoi heach hetun ho khulaso divpak amkam dislem. Tori he vixim barik niyall vachunk sodtoleamni The Goan Review - Julay-Agost ankacho ogrlekh mud'dom korun vachcho.
-Fausto V. Da Costa Sompadok, Gulab Set. 5ver miguel boroita:
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:02:00 +0530 (IST) From: Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Of Language, Script and Panic. by Tomazinho Cardoz To: Goanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dears, ? The article below appeared in the GT page A8 on 03 September, 2008. It was followed on 05 Sept.?by a "Letter to the Editor" by "Professor" Sebastiao Mariano Borges objecting to the date of DKA formation and placing it on 28 August,?1988 [instead of 1989 stated by Tomazinho] at a function held in Margao. Perhaps, SMB is right. He writes for the GULAB magazine that was founded by Fr. Freddy Da Costa, the first DKA President. That Gulab and SMB promote Devanagri while writing in Roman script is just one of the many ironies of Konkani. ? Both, Tomazinho and SMB, are members of the GKA and have co-authored the compilation of Konkani Orthography published by GKA recently, perhaps in an effort "to prepare Catholic Goans to switch over to Devanagri" as if teaching Antruzi?Konkani in Devanagri SCRIPT in 126 Diocesan primary schools, 72 GPS?and 5 Hindu management primary schools was not enough to help the poor Catholics [Bhandaris and Lamanis who study in these schools] was not enough. The proximity perhaps increases the friction. Some sparks are inevitable. ? Prof. S> M> Borges does not seem to have made the transition to Devanagri that he talks about. He continues to write Konkani in Roman script. Sermanv somestank, onnienk nhoi! ? Mog asundi. ? Miguel
