Ignatius/Joe
I was trying to search mine and Doms article yest but was not
sucessfull...after this mail i realised that I had posted the
Relatives names in Konkani just 2 days before Doms in 2005 and here is the
post: There are many such usefull posts. on Konkani
one has to check the
Dear Ignatius,
The following article which deals with ‘Kuttombachem Zhadd’ (Family Tree) was
posted on Goanet on March 21, 2005. It was also published in my book ‘Domnic’s
Goa – A nostalgic romp through a bygone era’, which was released last year on
April 27.
Welcome to Konkani world!
Dear Joe,
Great Show!
We do not need lingusits to teach us a few words in Konkani. The MOST
important thing today is to SPEAK Konkani as often as possible with as many
as possible. If the language is spoken by less and less people than more
research will not help to keep it alive.
Those
I pride myself that I can speak Konkani
after 35 years living out of Goa. I can get bye
but I really get stumped when I don't the
Konkani equivalent of relationship i.e.
grandchildren (what are they called in
konkani) brother-in-law,wife's sister,
brother-in-laws wife what are the konkani
Thanks.
Let's try some here...
Grand Children:
Natram -Grand Children
Natu - Grand son
Nat - grand daughter (pronounce NaT as in kaT (skin)
e.g. T B Cunha Cuelim-cho natu
brother/sister in-laws
Meunni - wife's sister
Meunno - Wife's brother
Dher - husband's brother (pronouce DHEr as
Sep 2008 20:32:20 + (GMT)
From: JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Let's learn Konkani: E BI SI DDI I EF JI = A B C D E F G
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Note:
1. We usually do not make use of C in Konkani as we use K instead
2. Y is now used (and widely accepted) in place of I
3
Let's learn Konkani: E BI SI DDI I EF JI = A B C D E F G
Following are the English letters/Alphabets ABCDEF…
Below each of the letter, you will see it’s Konkani equivalent sound.
ABC D EF GH
ebi siddiief ji ech
I J K
