#2020-GBCC Goa Book Cover Challenge Book 7 - A Book of Konknni Proverbs by Edward de Lima
Our grandparents sparingly used their words. The usage of proverbs that were used then still continue today. My mom's scolding in a single line when I am late is, ‘Vetek chukta to vavank chukta, vavank chukta to ganvank chukta’ (He who misses a palm’s span misses a fathom, he who misses a fathom, misses a league.) Dr Edward De Lima's book, ‘Konknni Oparincho Kox’ – A book of Konknni Proverbs is a compilation of Konkani proverbs both in Nagri and Roman scripts and contains explanations and interpretations in Konkani and equivalent proverbs in English. -------------- next part --------------
