Dear AMCHI BHAS lovers, There are numerous words in AMCHI BHAS that are spelt and/or pronounced differently by different sections of Goans depending on factors such as the areas they come from or the people they have associated with. Makodd/mankodd is one of them. (Please note the double d at the end of the word to get the correct sound). A few other examples are sotri/sontri (umbrella), paim/paem (legs), kavllo/kanvllo (crow), khott/khontt (heel), somzonni/sozmonni (meaning), donparam/denparam (afternnoon), patt/fatt (back), khak/khank (armpit). The beauty of us Goans, unlike many other peoples of the world, is that we can have unity in diversity and it would therefore be prudent to allow the variety that exists to continue as by doing so we not only avoid hurting anyone's feelings but also enrich our MAIMBHAS.
The feminine of makodd/mankodd is keldem but we can accept other forms if the same are being used in certain parts of Goa. Many words starting with kh are pronounced and written by some Goans without the k at the beginning of the word. One example is khapri/'hampri, which, to the best of my knowledge, is derived from the word Kaffir or Caffre, a term originally used by Arabs and Europeans for Bantu inhabitants of southern Africa but now regarded as a term of opprobrium and no longer officially used. Others are khando/'hando (branch) and khandi/'handi (twig). I am not a scholar of or an authority on AMCHI BHAS or any other language for that matter so the views expressed above are purely from the interest I have taken in and the love I have for our language. Finally, I am very much interested in our 'opari' (proverbs), 'mhunn'niom' (sayings) and 'humannim' (riddles). Here are a couple of humannim for those who are interested in them: BATTKAR BOSLA BALKANVAN, XEVTTO HALTA KALSANVAN. POTTAR POTT, BURAKAN BOTT. They are perfectly clean riddles, I assure you, and I look forward to getting answers for them. Mog asundi, Tony Correia No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (6.1.0.25 - 6.13200). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
