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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel
Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to).
Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet.
RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or f...@goa-india.org
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Noted.
Prof. S M Borges will be the right person to answer your query.
Fausto
Eugene wrote:
However, I know the trend to used "G?y" with a tilde on "o" was started by
Vavraddeancho Ixtt and now commonly used by Gulab. If I remember correctly
Gulab used "Goem" when it first started. I don't know since when the change
began.
But Gulab is not consistent. On the cover page of its November issue, it
says, "Goem Bond Korun Konnem Kitem Zoddlem?" and also "G?y Bond"
Perhaps someone knowledgeable on the grammatical aspects, or nuances, of
the language could explain why in a same sentence why "Goenkaranchi" and
"G?ykar" are written in the way they are.
If a leading Konkani in Roman-script magazine is confused on the usage of
the word, then it is not a good sign.
I have also noticed that our native language is spelled "Konknni" ifrom the
earlier "Konkani." Probably both spellings are acceptable, but I would like
to know which one of the two is widely used.
Eugene Correia
