/*****************************************************/ The Konkani Proverbs V. P. Chavan ISBN 81-206-0664-7 pp 87. first published in 1925. each proverb is in devanagari konkani, explanation is in english. A good collection of proverbs from a spectrum of Konkani speakers. laconic rustic wit!
1st line: entry number 2nd line: devanagari transliteration in HK notation. 3rd line: goa konkani transliteration 4th line: verbatim explanation from book, as is. /*****************************************************/ samples ... 125 koNAcyo mhazI, koN kaTTa uThAbazI ? konnacheo mhoshi, konn kaddta utt-bosi ? The buffalo belong to others and the one who is not the owner is anxious for them. Why care for concerns that do not concern you ? 274 dekhA dekhi gAND zekI dekha dekhi ganndd xeki Imitating others without knowing the truth, just as one would warm his buttocks in the sun just because another is doing it. 544 hANDir Asa ceDo, sodta sagaLo vADo handdir* asa ceddo, sodta sogllo vaddo The child is on her waist and the mother searches for the child in the village. There are persons so absent-minded that they do not know their own mind and behave foolishly. *hanndd = seat on an elephant, howdah. agnelo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
