[Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. Likhiboloi

[Chan Mahanta]

>"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. "


No way, Jose!


You are trying too hard. Dex is an oxomiya term.'Desh' is a Bongali 
and Desulai term  :-). And they are not the same.






At 8:42 AM -0600 3/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>  >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
>
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>On 3/13/06, Dilip/Dil Deka 
><<mailto:dilipdeka at yahoo.com>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
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>j p rajkhowa 
><<mailto:jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com>jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com > wrote:
>
>Date: 13 Mar 2006 09:54:58 -0000
>From: "j p rajkhowa" <<mailto:jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com> 
>jprajkhowa at rediffmail.com>
>To: "Dilip/Dil Deka" <<mailto:dilipdeka at yahoo.com>dilipdeka at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Assamese langauge
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>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
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>>Dilip Datta 
>><<mailto:datta_dilip at rediffmail.com>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/>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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