Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-28 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Konkani is far from dying in the Konkan and Goa. Rest asured. On Konkani Dis [20 August] as many as 14 books were released by the Goa Konkani Akademi. Of these, 6 were in Roman script and the balance 8 in Devnagri script. We have had at least a dozen other books released by

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Fernandes, Alan wrote: It is sad to hear that Konkani is dying. It look like going the same way as what happened to Marathi in Bombay. We Goans Should first continue speaking to our children in Konkani, not only Goans in Goa but Goans wherever they live around the world. We Goans

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-21 Thread Floriano
Well written, well said, Miguel. Konkani is dear to us Goans, period. It could not have been designed in some private bedrooms or some clasic designing rooms. One had to get down to the local MARKET PLACEs to put down Goa's Mother Tougue in the writing form and standardizing it for