Spoken Konkani

In daily parlance, when we talk to people, we invariably ask and answer questions pertaining to daily life. Sometimes we add different nuances to questions by the intonation we put into them. Such is undoubtedly the case with Konkani as well. But in Konkani, as in many other languages, we can add certain flavours to … Continue reading »

Although it might be more appropriate to class this post as a vocabulary item, for practical reasons I have decided to include it here in the Spoken Konkani section. The list given below is admittedly limited to the usage mostly among Goan Catholics and not all Konkani speaking people. The reason is not that we … Continue reading »

Konkani language sounds, like the sounds of all or at least most other languages, can be categorized into vowels and consonants.

You may wonder what sort of Konkani I am planning to dish out here, so let me give you some idea of what I have in mind. Sanskrit and Marathi Sanskrit being the Mother of all Indian languages, no one who hasn’t had a good grounding in Sanskrit can claim to be a scholar of … Continue reading »