+++++ Also no reason for us not to use/also use Obrigado. Absolutely none although many will disagree. I do when in Goa.
Worse some will come up with inane notions like its the Language of the conqueror! But observe closely and one gets a sense of the forked tongues + + + Also See archived in the PAST on Goanet at: https://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg59385.html <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22>Domnic Fernandes <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:31 -0800 <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=date:20100306> : Prior to 1510, Goa was governed by different rulers, including Muslims. The Portuguese took over Goa from the Muslims. Islam uses the word <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22>'Allah' (God) quite frequently. They, too, invoke God's name while <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22>thanking - 'Barak Allah-hu fik'. So, it's possible that we inherited <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22>'Dev Borem korum' from our previous occupiers, the Muslims. <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22> https://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg58982.html Domnic Fernandes <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Domnic+Fernandes%22> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:41:16 -0800 <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet@lists.goanet.org&q=date:20100307> : Per my observation, the Bardezkar say "Dev borem korum", whereas the Saxttikar say "Bor(em) zaum". Dominic also mentioned Faleiro's usage: Borem zaum, Sebastian Borges: Bore..m zaum, Bab zaum" "May you prosper, may you beget a baby boy." On 7 March 2010 20:20, Antonio Menezes point is commented upon by Borges at https://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg59101.html > note that unlike a ''thank you'' the ''Dev borem korun'' has no quid pro quo > attached to it. . Venantius On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Antonio Menezes <ac.mene...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mr. Rosario Abel Fernandes (Oct 13) was thanking Goanetters for their > response to his query on veller/beach but I think we Goans need a new word > in > Konkani for Dev Borem Korum (DBK)/Thank You/Obrigado > DBK(Tuka Devan Borem Korum ) vaguely means let God (a third party ) be > good to you for any favour done > but there is no element of quid pro quo in in it as is evident in Thank You > /Obrigado. > -- +++++++++++++ Venantius J Pinto