Freddy Bab,
Well said, but you got your facts wrong as far as Mumbaikars Goans are
concerned.
No catholic Mumbaikar Goan speaks Marathi or Hindi in their homes..It is
mostly
English and Konkani. Most of the goans I know speak Konkani at
home..specially the elderly folks
but are shy to speak when they meet other Goemcars for social
gatherings...my mother in law only speaks
Konkani, my wife born and brought up in Mumbai speaks Konkani as well...Most
Mumbaikars
children understand Konkani but may not be fluent in speaking. In Goan Kudds
it is only
Konkani and no English...even the meetings are held in Konkani..
Hindi or Marathi is spoken only to others communities.
Dev borem korum
Eddie Verdes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Freddy Fernandes"
Love For Goa And Konkanni Is Synonymous
Goans say that their Mother Tongue is Konkanni, but for
some unknown reasons, Goans in Mumbai prefer to speak in Marathi, Hindi or
English but not in Konkani, the Goan Diaspora spread all over the world,
proudly
speak in English, most of them don't even acknowledge that Konkanni is their
Mother Tongue, worse still are the educated Goans in Goa, who prefer to
speak in
English rather than in Konkanni, what are we trying to prove ? What are we
trying to show ? We say we are Goans and we love Konkanni but when it come
to
proving it, we fall way short in our commitment towards Konkanni.
