Dr. José Colaço <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wednesday, April 14, 2004:
> > It also depends on WHAT is meant by KONKANI! rather WHICH Konkani. > > I would like to know (for purly personal reasons) WHY Jose and Joao became > Zuze ani Zuam in the new S-Konkani - while JESU remained Jesu! > Jorge's response: Jose and Joao became Zuze and Zuanv (not Zuam) in Konkani because in devnagri script there is only one letter for the sounds "j" and "z" and in Roman script it becomes "j" before the vowels "e" and "i" and becomes "z" before "a", "o" and "u", though there are a few exceptions dictated by common usage. Therefore it is "ZAgo" (= place), JEvonn" (= dinner), "JInnem" (= existence), "ZOdd" (= heavy) and "ZUz" (= war). "Zuze" should actually have been "ZuJe" but our people "consecrated" the spelling "Zuze"). "Jesus" in Konkani is "JEZU" (and not "JESU", as Jose Colaco writes). 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 # ##########################################################################
