This week:
Who the Bleep cares about us Catholic Goans?
By Selma Carvalho
Source: Goan Voice Weekly Newsletter 9 January 2011 at www.goanvoice.org.uk
The Goan Catholic has come in for a bad name recently. Ever since the
Portuguese ship "NRP Sagres" docked at Goa's harbour, there's been turmoil.
To my knowledge there are two different words: The Konkani word for a
prostitute is 'cheddi' - for a widow it is 'randd.'
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201
It's a telling fact that in Konkani the word for prostitute and widow is the
same.
Dommic Fernandes wrote:
To my knowledge there are two different words: The Konkani word for a
prostitute
is 'cheddi' - for a widow it is 'randd.'
In Salcete the words, rand, randi and randul are all used to mean either
prostitute or widow. Hence the f
Wrote Domnic Fernandes,
"To my knowledge there are two different words: The Konkani word for a
prostitute is 'cheddi' - for a widow it is 'randd.'" in response to Selma
Carvalho's comment,"It's a telling fact that in Konkani the word for
prostitute and widow is the same."
I think Selma is right
I know very well that Domnic is an authority on Konkani and it's usage
when he explained to Selma about the differences between a prostitute
being called a 'cheddi and a widow being called a rannd bhaile.
What are the explanation for these konkani words, please explain it to me
Kolwont,Pamprell,
>>In Salcete the words, rand, randi and randul are all used to mean either
>>prostitute or widow. Hence the famous Salcete mando
"Pakle te choddun nu re, te eke rand bhaile."
COMMENT:
You may be using the word rand (randd) in Salcete to mean either prostitute or
widow but we can’t deny the fact
Dear Ignatius,
I am not an authority on Konkani but I consider it my duty to correct
anyone who commits a mistake so that it is not repeated, especially by
those who are just learning the language. We should be guiding Konkani
language learners and not misguiding them. I, for one, appreciate a
Concani swear words have an raw ero*ic expressiveness about them no?
(talking of the spoken language in Salcette).
The way its spoken can change meanings by tone.
One often thinks of all the derogatory s^xual reaferences in Concani
are uttered with so much expression, they get the blood pressu