[Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. Likhiboloi

[Ram Sarangapani]

>As you know, a language dies when strict rules start controlling it. Let
the user decide >- Tekhetor lekhiboloi kiba asene, ne likhiboloihe kiba ase.
>Dilip Deka

Exactly. This is what I have been trying to convey but to no avail. In their
exuberance, I think some have made the rules more important than the
language and ease of use itself.
I am glad that there is at least one other person in JP Rajkhowa, who feels
that same way
>I fully endorse your views on 'lekhiboloi' as synonym of 'likhiboloi' and
similarly >'lekhak' or 'likhak'.

And this is what I wrote a few days ago - which apparently didn't sit well
with the literary leaders of Assmnet and ruffled their feathers.

"that only makes the language richer and becomes inclusive. The option
of writing a word like Dex in other forms (des or desh) might indicate that
the language is not just inclusive but also has several "accepatble" ways of
writing certain words. Isn't that more welcoming to others. "

--Ram






On 3/13/06, Dilip/Dil Deka <dilipdeka at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  I am so glad Assamese language hasn't changed in the last four decades!
> I am assuming from the email address that Mr. J P Rajkhowa lives in Assam.
> Do you, Mr. Rajkhowa?
> Dilip Deka
> =============================================================
> *j p rajkhowa <jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Date: 13 Mar 2006 09:54:58 -0000
> From: "j p rajkhowa" <jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com>
> To: "Dilip/Dil Deka" <dilipdeka at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Assamese langauge
>
> Dear Shri deka
> I fully endorse your views on 'lekhiboloi' as synonym of 'likhiboloi' and
> similarly 'lekhak' or 'likhak'. In practice, lot of people, including
> scholars use the words synonymously in their writings.In my opinion, no
> harm is caused to 'Asamiya bhasa' by having many more such words carrying
> exactly the same meaning to an intelligent reader.
> Regards.
> JPRajkhowa.
>
>
> On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 Dilip/Dil Deka wrote :
> >We were taught that "Likh" means "To write" and "Lekh" means "To count".
> >
> >But if you look up Hemkwx, you will see even Hem C. Barua couldn't
> clearly distinguish the usage. He tries to allude to the spellings/meanings
> as I stated above but he also included many derived words that contradict
> the rule. A writer is both a "Lekhok" and a "Likhok" in his dictionary.
> >
> >Since the two have been used interchangeably for a long time, why fight
> it? As you know, a language dies when strict rules start controlling it. Let
> the user decide - Tekhetor lekhiboloi kiba asene, ne likhiboloihe kiba ase.
> >
> >Dilip Deka
> >--------------------
> >
> >
> >Dilip Datta <datta_dilip at rediffmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >Hi all,
> >I am wondering how Assamese langauge is being distorted (I mean spelling)
> everyday. Plenty of examples can be seen in different writings. The recent
> one that has come to my notice is in http://assam.faithweb.com/ratne/ It
> says "Adarsha Ratne Lipi: Adarsha Axomiya lekhiboloi". I am wondering
> whether it is "LEKHIBOLOI" only, or it should be "likhiboloi"!
> >
> >Dilip Datta
> >
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