Tench Konknnichem khaxeleponn SALU On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Sebastian Borges <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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/ >
