[Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. Likhiboloi

Mon Mar 13 08:18:50 PST 2006

Re: [Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. LikhiboloiAnd that is why we have the dictionaries which specifys the correct way of spelling a word. It is like this English word (say) 'country' which has this spelling. Suddenly we cannot be smarter and try to write it as  'kantry' and say they will enrich the English language.  Like the traditional Assamese word spelling, we need to standardize the spellings of the Assamese words in Roman script. Yes there will be some flexibilitie but within certain accepted rules for spelling. For the Assamese X sound we need to assign a letter from the Roman script, be it X or Ch or whatever. We need to assign. We cannot say Hobo Diok. We cannot assign S or SH because those are taken by other sounds. 
RB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chan Mahanta 
  To: Ram Sarangapani ; Dilip/Dil Deka 
  Cc: assamnetyahoogroups ; ASSAMNET 
  Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:05 AM
  Subject: Re: [Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. Likhiboloi

  >"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

    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
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      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
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        >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"!
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        >Dilip Datta
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