Machindra Kambli made those 'Malwani Konkani' dramas (nattok) very famous.
I too had watched at least a couple of those episodes, at the Kala Academy in
Panjim.
For the lovers of Malwani Konkani, here is a hilarious youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKoLkkEVMYk
Then there are those famous improptu nattok from "Mochey Maadkar". Machindra
Kambli's dramas to a certain
extent, are derived from these 'Mochey Maadkar'.
As regards the 'colourful' nature of Konkani, the height for me was to hear my
Goan neighbour and her son fight!
The 1st time I heard them fight, I just could not stop laughing, as the son
addressed the mother as a 'bitch'
and the mother in turn called him -- 'son of a bitch'! The impact is more when
you hear these words in Konkani
as "che.i" and "che.eychya" -- I will let you fill in the dot/blank!!
For that matter the 'colourful' nature crosses all cultures and languages. This
morning as I walked to work, I saw/heard a few
workers using the "f" word once too often. Then I saw another worker on his
cellphone and he was talking rather loudly
and every second word in his conversation was the "f" word!
I could only shake my head and walk on!
Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:41:32 +0530
> From: rcab...@bsnl.in
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop
>
>
> Once I had the opportunity of attending a nattok in “Malwani” Konkani. The
> nuances of the dialect had the audience in splits.
> During my childhood days I remember hearing the “kunnbis” scolding their
> children. There was not a single sentence without one, two or more
> “colourful” words in it.
> Konkani is a beautiful language. I’m glad more and more people are realizing
> that fact. Good.
> Shenttar mar pil’luk!
> Richard Cabral
>
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