In trying to study the origins of Konkani, I accessed a few sites. Must add
here that I will IGNORE point #3 as nonsense.
According to the South Goa nic site http://southgoa.nic.in/profile.htm
1. <Aryan migrated to Goa around 2400 BC. Original tribals migrated in hills
due to Aryan arrival in this part>
2. <Mainly Aryans consisted of Bhojas, Chediyas, Kshatriyas and Brahmins
were arrived in Goa. Bhojas ruled over Goa from aobout 4th century AD to 6th
century AD. It is believed that Brahmins were migrated to Goa by Parashurama
from Kasmir and the banks of the river Sarawati. Kadambas also ruled over
Goa, they were originally from Karnataka>
3. <According to Ancient Indian Mythology is said that Goa was reclaimed
from the sea. It is believed that Sixth Avatar of Vishnu Sage, Parshuram
created the Sahyadri range and struck an arrow into the western seas. The
arrow is said to have sent the seas rolling back to create Gomantak or Goa.>
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Knowing the bigotry and discrimination practiced by Brahmins against the
other "castes", I cannot accept the position that the ORIGINAL INHABITANTS
of Goa i.e. the Kokna tribals, Kunbis, Gavdis etc ADOPTED the language of
the Saraswat Brahmins who basically displaced them and grabbed their
land......the BOGUS Purshuram Arrow cover story notwithstanding.
from the Kamat site: http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/konkani/konkani.htm
4. <Aryans migrated to India familiarized themselves in North India and
established several languages based on the local influence.>
5. < re: the diversity of today's Konkani language
In Bombay, they speak in Marathi accent whereas in Konkan, they stretch the
words so that no outsider can understand!. The Hindus of Goa liberally use
the Portuguese words.
The Konkani spoken by Nawayatis of Bhatkal is very melodious with smearing
of Persian.
People of South Kanara do not distinguish between nouns of Kannada and
Konkani, and have developed a very business practical language. They
sometimes add Tulu words also.
The Konkani of Kerala is drenched with Malayalam, and the Konkanis of north
Karnataka add Kannada verbs to Konkani grammar. The city-bred use a plenty
of English.>
6. <Although originally Konkani was the language of Saraswat Brahmins,
millions have ADOPTED it as their mother-tongue. Sonar(Suvarnakar), Serugar,
Mestri, Sutar, Vani, Devali, Siddi, Gabeet, Kharvi, Dalji, Samgar, Nawayati,
etc. are some of the communities who speak Konkani.>
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Having read the Alok Rai book on the HiJacking of HINDI, I am begining to
wonder whether KONKANI was Hijacked by the S-Konkaniwallahs.
I believe it was
I personally believe that Dr. Nandkumar Kamat's article makes most sense:
http://www.colaco.net/1/nanduKonkaniRoots.htm
what do you folks think?
BTW: Has this been answered yet?
Is the Konkani word for "Measure" MHAP or MAAP?
If it is MAAP, and not MHAP - what kind of turmeric pandering is this MHAPSA
nonsense?
sincerely
jc
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