Interesting, is it NOT that a: Samir Kelekar had/needed a Goa Univ professor to co-author this post with him. (For a chap who reportedly studied in the Konkani medium, Samir is known for his struggle NOT to use English words in his-Konkani sentences.
b: The post is directed towards those who learned (shikleat) Konkani and NOT who spoke Konkani with their mothers c: This is hardly the Konkani which one would hear at home in a significant part of Salcete (at least) Conclusion: This exactly is the fate an imposed-variant of a dialect of another language. Those who need further reading material, please read 'The politics of Hindi nationalism' by Prof Alok Rai.(Longmans Orient @ Rs 150) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=6275 OTHER url references http://www.colaco.net/1/KonkaniFogis.htm http://www.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2002/september/book%20review.htm 'Gilchrist was appointed Professor of Hindustani, brought together a staff of Indian scholars and translators who took upon themselves the onerous task of defining what the language was really all about....... his attempts (aided by local zealots) to restore the language to its imagined ‘pre-Mughal’ form ended up in turning out all the Arabic and Persian words in Hindustani and substituting Sanskrit ones.' Santosh Helekar <[email protected]> posted / forwarded Konkani shikleat tankam. ------------------------------------ Goeantlea palkancho ek pongodd mullavea English shikshonnapasot Sorkaralagim onudan magta. Ek porki bhas mannkuleancha talleant chondpa sarki dusri onorthachi gozal na. English bhashechem mhotv konn nhoikarina ani amchea bhurgeank English bes bori ieunk zai hatunt dubav na. Oshem aslem tori bhurgeank kolltta te bhashen shikshonnache poile patth maibhashent diunk jai. Akhea sounsaran ho sidhant mandla. Konkanintlean zamnni mullavem shikop ghetlam tanchem bes borem cholona oso ek op-somoz patllavop cho'lam. Hea op-somozacho bomaddo foddunk zai. Ami zaitea zannamni mullavem shikop Konkanintlean ghetlam ani rashtrik tech bhashen ontor-rashttrik panvddea voilea unchelea shikshonnik mollar, toshem vevsayant zoit zoddlam Zamnni konnem Konknnintlean shiikshonn ghetlam, tancho rabito khoyui asum, tanche lagim ami khala sanglea ti mhaiti magtat. Nanv: Namo: Tumi khoim shikop ghetlam ? Konkani kitle meren shikleat? Tumi sodeak kitem kortat? Hea namear fottvasoit mhaiti dhaddat. Dr. Madhvi Sardessai, Saldel Apatmenmts, Pajifond, Margao 403601. email: [email protected] Bhurgim apli bhas shiklear sonvsarantle sortint shennttolim hea bhoyan mukhavoilea pillgeanchea sorjonshil ( creative ) kortubak ami addmellim haddchenant hachi chotrai ballguya. Dr. Madhvi Sardessai Associate Professor Goa University Dr. Samir Kelekar I T Professional Bengaluru. >
