I'm surprised that some people like Frederick did not know that we had a good
system of measurement in Goa not only before the arrival of the Portuguese but
even duringt heir rule. Paili, kuddov, khanddi, an'nattem, podd, etc were
measurement of weight. There were measurements of area like
Messieurs,
I was also a bit taken aback when Merwyn wrote that the Don Bosco Engineering
College was established in the 70s. Now to put the record straight there was
a Technical Institute which used to offer Diploma courses in Fitting, Turning,
Motor Mechanics, Electrician, etc. The courses
I think the healine or whatever it is should read as Goa CLERGY under cloud and
not Goa CHURCH. Please make a distinction.
RC
Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote:
* Goa Church under cloud for selling island to resort company *
2010-08-12 12:20:00
The Church in Goa has come under a
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.
Hey Rico,
Your write up evoked many a memory of those MA days. I remember Dr. Nemade very
well and his teaching of Linguistics. That man had ideas though he wasn't very
good at expressing them orally. But besides his intellect what struck one
harder was his typical farmer-type moustache.To me
Hi Robbie,
I too am a friend of Fr. Lourdino Pereira. He's still in the same Church. At
the moment he is sitting across and chatting with me. Since you have not given
your cell number we can not phone you now itself.
This is my cell no; 9881284621 and please add the code. Landline in 2219151
Are Faustobab,
Hanv zannam tuka khub mog mhunnon Konknnicho. Mhakai khub pautt dukh dista
konknni utram Romi lipint vankddim boroil'lim. Tiatranchea jahiratincher ba
kednam kednam chuki astat. Hache bodol kitem tori korunk zata? Kitem-i tori
upai asat thoddeo tori vostu sarkheo korpak?
Khub
Regarding the CGPA, the Times of India (Goa edition) brings out a very
startling fact about the system. A child getting less marks overall can get a
higher CGPA than another who has scored higher marks in all. The CBSE will have
to go back to the drawing board and check it up and put it right.
All of us have different roles to play. Remo is a musician. We cannot take on
all the roles. A few may play multiple roles. That is an exception to the rule.
Regards
Richard Cabral
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Hi Milind,
Sorry I could not make it for the concert though I had decided to be there
especially because I wanted to meet you just to revive some old memories if you
still remember me and since I also knew your late father. But unfortunately I
could not make it. Anyhow I hope it was a grand
'ters' = the whole prayer consisting of the Sotmanitam (Credo), the rosary,
Xoronn-yetam and the litany (in Latin or Konkani) in that order and ending with
rozar.
4. 'ladainha' = the entire rite IN SONG beginning with the litany (in Latin),
Salve Rainha (in Portuguese), Virgem Mae de Deus (in
Mr. Borges,
Thanks for the compliment. But can you tell me if by any cahnce you were trying
to translate the English expression truth always prevails in which case the
expression in Konkani would be Sotuch zoitivont sodanch or Sotakuch sodanch
zoit melltta
Richard Cabral
Sebastian Borges
Dear Mr. Borges,
Only out of curiosity I thought of asking this. You always sign off by saying
Sotachench zoit zatelem. Suppose I say Sotuch zoitivont zatelem or
Sotakuch zoit mellttelem will that have a different meaning?
Deu borem korum!
Richard Cabral
Disclaimer: Mail from BSNL
Somewhere I had replied that some would say Argam tuka Deva as different
expressions can be used as in other languages. However I am interested in
knowing how one responds when someone says Deu borem korum and when someone
says to you Dev boro dis dium. I have heard in the Churches people
I have heard people saying argam tuka Deva. Will that do? I think there are
different ways of addressing. May think over it.
All the best.
Richard Cabral
Sebastian Borges s_m_bor...@yahoo.com wrote:
Dear friends,
I have a serious problem. How do I say Thank you, God1 in Konkani? Please
Instaed of padeira I found on the Collins pocket dictionary the word
Padeiro meaning baker derived from the word
Padaria. Hence it maight have been a typo.
Have a nice day!
Richard Cabral
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No, no. She should not give up. I always admired that lady's guts and gumption
in a male dominated forum. And she wielded her pen with aplomb. She was one of
the few persons I read consistently cause she made sense to me. I hope she
changes her mind.
Allez Selma!
R. Cabral
Frederick
To warn about the Bombayfication of Goa is fine, but what about the many
Goans who gained -- big time -- out of th eBombayficiation of Bombay?
I almost agree with my friend Frederick but I would like to ask him to quote
the comparative figures when he says that many Goans gained.
It really
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Hi Augusto,
In our village there was a family which was popularly known as Morgadanguer
which in my opinion implies that there were also first families in the
villages.
Regards
Richard
Oscar Lobo oscarlo...@optusnet.com.au wrote:
I would like to add a few of that I have come across some of which may be
corruptions or dialect modifications:
sampddo - all fronds placed on one side of he leaf used to thatch roofs.
Kanddi - the trunk of the tree.
vanxe/vanshe - the rafters (from trunk)
patti - beam (from trunk).
bol'l -
You are absolutely right. In fact the vast majority of people were oblivious of
what went on around them except the fear, fear of assault and deprivation both
within and without. They led simple lives and were economically poor. Their
dwellings were single roomed mud houses built like chawls.
Xannea,
Perhaps your letter did not see the light of day because it did not measure 9
or 10 on their scale ):
How could it?
Richard Cabral
Xanno Goenkar xa...@journalist.com wrote:
Dear Goanet,
Submitting a letter I sent to The Navhind Times, which hasn't seen the
light of day.
The author of the piece of writing is one Averthanus L. D'Souza. I would like
to ask the gentleman a couple of useful (for me)questions for my knowledge:
1. The rules and regulations of Fabricas/Cofres as well as the General
statutes of Confraternities of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman are
I know at least three Goan families who were in Calicut (Perhaps they were
there in other placs too). There is an interesting story how Goans landed in
this part of India. Many of them were called tamonnkar and ran small trading
businesses selling copper utensils etc.
Richard Cabral
Perhaps Mr. Souza had been residing in Calcutta but as far as my knowledge goes
he hailed from Pilerne where his house still stands. If I am not mistaken his
son is in the Middle East and his daughter is a doctor.
Richard Cabral
Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:
Mikey
This is the first time I'm hearing of MANGILAD. Of course I had heard of
Mangahilario (pronounced mangilar) or Manhilario (pronounced manilar).
Richard Cabral
JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
These are called ‘Mangilad’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3631613611/
Rs.350/doz
For quite sometime I have been trying to understand some of the issues relating
to our language, Konkani. I would like to express a few of my thoughts in a
FAQs format.
The first issue is regarding its spoken form or the ‘langue’ as Saussure would
have put it.
1. How many people speak Konkani
Hi,
There are three types of Primary schools in Goa, government run, private aided
schools and private unaided schools.Government and aided schools are free. In
government schools textbooks, uniforms, notebooks and raincoats are free. No
fees are charged. In aided schools books, notebooks are
Well said, Senhor Dotor. I fully agree with you
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote:
Letters published on our dailies by protagonists of “Cidade de Goa” endorsing
the move to checkmate the Supreme Court’s orders, exposes the degree of
uneducated literates
I was always under the impression that Hotel Cidade de Goa was in the
HOSPITALITY BUSINESS. I must now make it a point to find out why they are being
so nice to people.
Richard
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Well written Mohit.
What you say is true. I
Antonio is right. Barao de Cumbharjua was the inspector of schools at that
time. In fact they wanted the schools to be shut down. But people from Salcette
opposed the closing down of these schools. Educating the masses was not in the
interest of the colonizers nor the Goan upper castes.
Richard
Here's wishing all Goanetters a happy festive season and a Happy New Year,
2009. Let us vow to discuss more worthy issues on Goanet in 2009. Cheers!
Richard Cabral
Hi
I dont know what was at the back of his mind when Miguelbab sort of justaposed
Rev. Dr. Silva's lecture with corporal punishment. But if it was to show that
the Jesuits always abhored corporal punishment then he should read the Ratio
studiorum of the Jesuits and study the educational system
Hi Rico,
You are absolutely right in most of what you've said. Konkani interestingly is
a very idiomatic language. Hence translating literally from one to the other is
not advisable as the meaning can get distorted. Take for example the commonly
used sentence Chau marli or suttla to. During
But before studying with the distinguised violinist Milind Raikar learnt the
rudiments and more at the Kala Academy and then at St.Cecilia's, Fontainhas.
Milind has the genes of music in him since his father was himself a music
teacher. Milind Raikar is a Goan who might have been living in
Hello,
Colaco wrote : It's all about money.
How true! Goa has been branded as the most corrupt State which means
politicians are corrupt, the bureaucracy is corrupt, etc etc.
I'm curious to know a few things:
(1) Which are the indicators that agencies use to arrive at this conclusion?
(2) Are
Hi,
Since the topic of Konkani greetings has come up I would like to intervene just
a bit.
Many people (including Church gatherings) when greeted with Deu boro dis dium
are in the habit of replying tuka-i dium which is incorrect. The right way of
responding is to say Deu kurpa dium.
As for
Chandrasekharan wrote:
activists should ... TO NOTE DOWN the violations on road and submit
the number before the end of the day to the traffic police for issue
of challans without any further enquiry into the facts of the same.
My take:
This is exactly what I have observed in recent times. The
Hi,
And how much do you earn in America? And is the service available easily and
commonly? And how much does an ordinary worker earn in India?
And by the way most of the barbers found in Goa today are not Goans. Only
stating a fact.
Have a nice day!
Richard Cabral
Vivian A. DSouza [EMAIL
Hi Rico,
Any idea where I will find a copy of the Revolt of 1757 popularly known as
Pinto revolt? It's by former Director of Xavier Centre.
Tried Singbal's, Broadway, Xavier Centre,Confidant Mragao.
Thanks in advance
Richard
Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As far as my knowledge goes the Konkani word for ship is tarum which in
plural form is tarvam. Hence a person working on ships is called a tarvotti.
Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:21:21 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL
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Elsewhere I had written earlier but forgot to sign. Hence this repetition. The
Konkani word for ship/boat is tarum and the plural form is tarvam. From
this I gather the one who works on ships is called a tarvotti.
Richard Cabral
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Have a nice day!
edward desilva
Hello,
I think there was a query regarding admission to a CBSE school. Only a few
schools in Goa are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. The
Kendriya Vidyalayas - five of them altogether, two in Vasco, one in Ponda, one
in Bambolim and one in Verem - and the Navodaya
A couple of days back there was a query regarding attestation of certificates
and I was trying to reply on the same thread but my reply was not going
through. I dont know why. Anyhow it might come in handy for others too.
The procedure is simple. The originals of the graduate/postgraduate have
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