Dear Fred, I think you are right. Konkani is perhaps the only Indian language wherein Dev is invoked. E.g. Dev boro dis dium, Dev bori sanz dium, Dev bori rat dium. Such expressions are not found in the little pre-Portuguese Konkani literature that is available to us. Neither do the Konkanis who migrated to the South use these expressions. Clearly, these are 'padribhas' translations of the Portuguese Bom dia, Boa tarde, Boa noite. Please note that the equivalent of 'Good morning' is not 'Dev boro sokall dium' but 'Dev boro dis dium' (Bom dia).
Sebastian Borges On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: Do you think that this term could have originated in "Padribash", which, like its "Bamonbash" counterpart has played a key role in defining what Konkani was, is and will be? FN On 5 March 2010 22:04, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > What I have been trying to understand is why in Konkani the first concept of > a Thank you, includes god. I am not suggesting to keep God out, or any other > permutation involved God in our minds. Its just that as a central idea upon > receiving help or someone coming to a Goans aid---what led us normally to > say Deo borem korum, as opposed to Borem zaum (its used much less), or ... The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
