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Dear Jorge, Dr. Mariano Saldanha seems to have observed the rules of Konknni grammar construction , namely that when one does not add genitive ending twice to adjective and noun qualified by it. Only the final noun takes the possessive ending, while the previous adjective or adjectival noun (bhaxa in this case) remains in the root-form. What would you say:"Hanv moje khas maincho put" or hanv moje khaxa maincho put? (I am really my mother's son). As to the your second point on which you seek my clarification, why have you chosen only Hindu proper names? Please find some common nouns or adjectives that would present similar difficulty or doubt? As for the proper names I write Souza, but many others write Souza! Let those Hindu guys use sh or x, whatever they may prefer! Incidentally, I wish you had posted the following mail also to tskk for its opinion as you did with the earlier posting. They are better placed to continue assisting you better than myself on long-term basis. My occupations may permit me only occasionally to make my views known Teotonio R. de Souza From: "Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Goa Research Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: sh or x in Konknni Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 10:36:14 +0100 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Dr. Teotonio, Thank you very much. But ... Was Dr. Mariano Saldanha righty in writing "Konknni Bhaxa Monddollache"? Wouldn't it be more correct to write "Konknni Bhas Monddollache" or "Konknni Bhaxechea Monddollache"? (And I am glad to learn that he wrote "Monddollache" and not "Manddallache" - it sounds better and more appropriate). And, while we are at it, would it be approriate to transliterate that sound by "x" at the end of a word also (e.g. Rupex, Nilex, Dubax) or should we in such a case opt for "sh" (Rupesh, Nilesh, Dubash)? Many thanks for a clarification on this. Jorge ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
