‘Lapitt’ Maraathi shikaat aahe.
   
  Borkar Book Stall-anleant ek mullavi Moratthi (basic
Marathi) pustok Lapitt-an vikot haddlam. Pustok
haddchelem karann mhollear halinch Gõyche bhuddvont
Kongres Vidhimondoll Zomean (Congress Legislature
Party) Moratthikui fattlea daraleant Rajbhaxecheo
dorzo divpachem chintlam. Mhonntoch, fuddarak
Moratthi-chi goroz poddteli hem lokxan dovrun soroll
Moratthi xikpachem kelam.
   
  Iskolant thoddi bhov hindi xiklelean Lapitt-ak Nagri
Moratthi 48 vornnmall (alphabets) xikunk khup sompem
zalem. 12 svor (vowels) a  aa (A) i  ii (I) u uu (U)
e  ai  o  au  aM  aH ani 36 veonznam (consonants) k 
kh  g  gh  N (et cetera) portean ek favtt uzollnni
(revision) keli ani lohu, lohu pustokar asle patth
vachunk-borounk chalu kele.
   
  Maraatdhi bolatvaa yetva? - can you speak Marathi?
  Faaras naahi - not really 
  Aaj rartvree kaay karatnaa-r? – what are your plans
for tonight?
  Maazhyaa ekaa junyaa mitvraane Blandino Gõy-Kazu
feni pee-ne aani jewaayalaa bolaawale aahe – I am
invited to a Goa-Kaju feni drink and dinner by my long
time friend Blandino. 
   
  Ani oxe toren pustokar aslele patth pezan xikunk
laglo. Somplele lok kovi Manohar Rai Sardessai hanchi
Romi lipint asleli ek kovita ‘Moga, Tuka Iad Asa?’
Moratthint borovpacheo iotn kortana Lapitt-ak eka
Konknni kantarachi iad aili, ani tannem gavpak suru
kelem.
   
  Ang mhojem poi punn atth lainaka
  Ont mhoje poi punn kis korinaka
  Ieo ghora, ioe ghora, ioe ghora, ieo ghora
  Ghor mhojem poi punn dar foddinaka.
   
  Kantar gaitana, bhitorlea kuddant borich kamant
ghusleli Lapitt-achi bail, vonntir umkolltele
ghoddialir nodor ghalta. Sokallchim sovai ikra
vazlelim. Lapitt-an naka sokoilem korchem fokot
donparchea bara horam vazlea  uprant. Ani il’loso
ghetlo mhonntoch ken’na-ken’na umedir ieta ani adlim
lok priya kantaram gaunk lagta. Punn aiz, vella bhair
tachem kantar aikun, bailek ojapachi gozal. Kazari
jinnentleo, tacheo vaitt-boreo sonvom-io tinnem
onvbhovleat. Donparchem bara ani ratchem atth horam
uprantuch tannem poilea milagrik nomoskar korcho asta.
Tea adim tor nanch na. Kosle tori umedir asa ani gaita
astolo oxo tinnem somzut ghetlo ani apnnalea kamacher
bhor ghatlo.
   
  Lapitt, ‘ang mhojem poi’ kantar Moratthi bhaxen
borovpak laglo. Khinnbhor xant vattoron ghorant
uttpolem. Moratthint borovpan hanga-thoim chukeo
distaleo. Ganvantle Maraatthi shalentla Maastor
Venkatesh, zagear ghatla (ghaltolo). paN sodeak ghaun
tari pollum-ia? Oxem monnan chintun talleacho pitch
ekdom nettan korun gavpakchea lohor-ar (mood-ar) ailo.

   
  aang mhaajhe bagh paN hath laavunaka
  vonth mhaajhe bagh paN chhumb ghevunaka
  ie ghari, ie ghari, ie ghari, ie ghari
  ghar mhaajhe bhag paN daar toddunaka.
   
  Bailechea kanar poddacho avaz boslo. Sonsea porim
tinnem apnnale kan fulloile. Thoddo vell adim ‘ang
mhojem poi’ ghaitolo monis kitem kai mhollear ‘aang
mhaajhe bagh’ mhonnta. “Akasmat haka anik kitem zalem
kai?” Tonddantuch gunngun’nun  thoimsorlem kam’
soddun, taka pollevpak geli ani to…….
   
  Tichea toklen jem korjolelem tem sarkem thirlem.
Tichem kalliz goss zalem. Kitloch vell ticho bhitorlo
svas bhair sorunk tras zale. Tichem paim zodd zale,
ani dolle dukhannim borun gusmuttun roddunk lagli. Aiz
sokun ticho sonvsar sompta kai dislo. Itlea begim ani
oxem toren dukhachea sagor-ak fuddo korunk koxench
tika puttvo naslem. Lapitt, apnnalea sonvsarant gul’l
aslo. Taka khobor nasli tachi bail tachem natok
polleta mhunn. Thoimsorli ti lohu koddsorli ani dusrea
kuddant vochun fonache ankdde ghuvndaile.
   
  “Hello Babush, mhojea bhava (roddta)……… Zata titlo
begim amchea ghora kodde ieat re ….(roddta)… Tujea
kuneadan toklecho xok’k ghetla…..(roddta)… Babazinank
(ticho vhoddlo bhav) takai sang….(roddta)
   
  Lapitt-achea dhakttea bhavak vo dherak fon
kortana….“Hello. This is mental hospital. Can I help
you?”…..fon-ache ankdde chukle.  Tevui-i zalear khuim
mhunn  vochun bosle? Tichem kalliz odik dodd’doddlem.
Porot ek dam fonache ankdde…..
   
  Orddem hor sompta mhollear mottori, skutterichem
pursanv Lapitt-achea ghora samkara eksarkem thambta.
Zonelantlean Lapitt polleta. Tegui mevnne ani tancheo
baileo. Dogi mevnneo ani tanche ghov. Lapitt-ache bhav
ani tancheo ghorkanim. Mavxi bhoin ani ticho ghov.
Itli soireanchi pollton ekach barim? To chitunk
poddta. Ghorant tor itlo vegim konnachoch zolm dis
pallcheno na. Tanchea logn dis vo anniversary
Dezembrant. “Koslem karann kai hankam hanga ievnk?” To
apleakuch vichar korun kuddachem dar ugoddta. Salant
ieta. Salant vhoddlea mevnneachea vegent, akanttun
roddtele aple bailek polleta. Tachem kalliz goss zata.
Ani poili soddpus bhurgeanchi ghevn vicharta.
  “Bhurgim khuim asat?”
  “Bhurgim kollejik ani iskolak salamat asat.” Mavxe
bhoinnichi zap mellta ani ti fuddem vicharta, “punn
amkam kollunk zai tum koso asa?”
  “Hanv boro asa. Punn tem bhizudd zavn roddta
kiteak?” Baile islean pollenv vicharta
  “Tuje bolaikechem chintun.”
  “Mhoji arogya gottmutt asa. Punn tumi sogott
hangasor zoma zaunk karann kitem?”
  “Bushan-an (Lapitt-ache bailechem pet name) amkam
sanglem tum akasmat kosli tori pixeam bhoxen kantaram
ghavpak ani kovita vachunk laglo. Akhanttunn tannem
amkam fon korun hanga ievnk nirop dilo.” Vhoddlea
mevnnean sogott eksarke hajir zavnchem karann ugttapem
kelem.
   
  “Are papianno, hanv zannam, tumche bhoinnin
soddlollo bann sokoll poddchea adim tumi soroll
hangasor pavpi tiche apurbaeche bhav. Tumchean, mhojea
lagim ulounk ietalem ki na? Itlo ghuspoll tumi kelo
to, mhaka dislem konnank tori vaitt zalem. Asum tem.
Sangpachi gozal oxi. Gõychea bhuddvont fuddareanim
Konknni bhaxecho tontto ghombir kela. Politik chal
khelltat te. Moratthi vale ken’na thavn hi sondh
polletale. Tannim Devonagri lipin Konknni lekhokank
challvoile ani Romi valeank nhidentle utthaile.
Devonagri konn? Hindu somaz. Moratthi konn? Toch somaz
nhi? Tankam koslem luksan Romi Konknni vangdda
Moratthi Goenchi Rajbhas zalear? Ani zalich mhunn
sozmat. Ami toiar asunk zai nhi Moratthik fuddo
korunk? Ani hea khatir hanv Moratthi xiktam.
Romintlean Nagri xikpeank ek dakhtto patth sorgest
Felicio Cardoz-an boroilolo to hanvem Moratthin
boroilo ani mottea avazan xiktalom. Hi tumchi bhoin
mhojem soglem aikotali mhunn mhaka khoim zanniv?
Tinnem goir-somoz kaddlo.  Itlean tumchi polltonn
pollevn hanv tothaklom. Atam sarkem aikat hanv koslo
patth xiktalom poi to.
   
  Ek aslo ghoddo – ek hota ghoddaa 
  Ek aslo redo – ek hota redaa
  Ghoddo aslo dhovo – ghodda hota pan-dara 
  Redo aslo kallo – redaa hota kalaa
  Ghoddo gelo rannant – ghoddaa ghelaa raanamadhem 
  Thoim aslo kolo – tithe hota kolha
  Tanchea mukhar ailo – tyancha shomor ala 
  Ani sangunk laglo – aani saanghaila lagla
  Ami sogle bhav ga – aamhee sorvojhaan bhau-u ga 
  Mae mogan ravom ga – eka premant raavoom-ia ga
  Thoim aslo vag – tithe hota whaag 
  Tannem ghalo dhengso – tyenem ghaatla dhengsaa
  Reddo dhanv dhanvlo – redaa pall pallala 
  Ghoddo danv dhavnlo – ghoddaa pall pallala 
  Oso kolo foslo – aaxea mulle kolha faasla
   
  “Hachi somzovnni oxi. Ghoddo, zaun asa Devonagri.
Redo, zaun asa Romi. Dhovo rong mhonnchem Devonagri
xud’dh lipi. Kallo rong, Konknni Romi lipi
kallokantlean bhitor sorleli oxe Devonagri vale
somzupi. Devonagri vale, koleak mellunk ghele. Kolo
konn? Apnnakuch dhed xanne mhonntele Moratthi vale.
Bhau-bhau te. Nare ghazoile. Vag konn? Churchill
Alemao. Moratthi Gõychi Rajbhas koxi zatli oxo ek
dhengso ghalea barrabor Moratthi kolo foslo. Ani oxe
toren ghoddo ani redo bhieun poule. Ani tumkam
sangtam. Pois thavn aileat tumi. Donparcho vell zala.
Mhoji horkot na. Ravpachem asa tannim ravchem na tor
pollchem.”
   
  Lino B. Dourado
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                                                                        

   




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