[Assam] [Assam Society] Re: Spell Error in www.posoowa.org

Mon Jun 8 21:46:11 IST 2009

A very expensive and ineffective proposition, I would say.

May be we need a Gorur Daktor

Joi guru Sankor.

Joi Ai Osom.

Kokaidew

> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:11:38 -0500
> From: kjit.deka at gmail.com
> To: assam at assamnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] Re: Spell Error in www.posoowa.org
> 
> Here is an easy solution to this problem.Why don't we ' export' one of our
> NRA phonetic specialists to Assam to conduct a basic course on
> transliteration to the Assamese intellectuals in order to inject a bit of
> intellectual firepower to those " dummies " so that they can get their act
> together ?!!!!!
> 
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > >We don't need to pay homage to Hindi or
> > >Sanskrit or Bengali languages when we write their
> > >Oxomiya versions, be it in Oxomiya or be it in
> >
> > That is exactly what is happening to the Assamese intellectuals.
> > I am yet to find an Assamese scholar who would pronounce the word
> > Xongkordev correctly in any National Seminar in Delhi.
> > We will have to bend backward to please the non Assamese community.
> > What a pity.
> >
> > Roman script.
> >
> > Rajen & Ajanta Barua
> >
> >
> > From: Chan Mahanta
> > Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 8:07 AM
> > To: AssamSociety at yahoogroups.com ; Jugal Kalita
> > Cc: dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com ; utpal at tezu.ernet.in ; assam at assamnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] Re: Spell Error in www.posoowa.org
> >
> >
> > At 7:48 AM -0500 6/6/09, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
> > >As far as I know, the whole point of writing an
> > >Assamese word in Roman letters is so that the
> > >Non-Assamese readers would/could pronounce the
> > >word right.
> >
> >
> >
> > **** Does NOT have to be RIGHT, as long as it is CLOSE.
> >
> > But let us not discount or disregard how it
> > sounds to us Oxomiya speakers either. That is
> > why convoluted transliterations of Oxomiya words
> > like Progyan as "Prajnan" don't make ordinary
> > sense. We don't need to pay homage to Hindi or
> > Sanskrit or Bengali languages when we write their
> > Oxomiya versions, be it in Oxomiya or be it in
> > Roman script.
> >
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> > >
> > >Unless that is made possible, even "scholastic
> > >argument" would defeat that very purpose.
> > >
> > >My two cents again, that literally has NO
> > >literal value but direct and ordinary sense
> > >(could I borrow that phrase here, C'da?) :)
> >
> >
> > **** Feel. absolutely free A. I don't hold the rights to ordinary sense
> > :-).
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> > >To: AssamSociety at yahoogroups.com; jugalkalita at yahoo.com
> > >CC: dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com;
> > >assamsociety at yahoogroups.com;
> > >utpal at tezu.ernet.in; assam at assamnet.org
> > >From: cmahanta at charter.net
> > >Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 06:40:43 -0500
> > >Subject: [Assam Society] Re: Spell Error in www.posoowa.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I agree. It fits the KISS principle :-) and makes ordinary sense.
> > >
> > >cm
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> > >At 12:56 PM -0500 6/5/09, Rajen Barua wrote:
> > >
> > >[Attachment(s) from Rajen Barua included below]
> > >
> > >Jugal and others;
> > >
> > >Without commenting on the spelling POSOOWA, I
> > >would say that at present there are many
> > >variations within the Assamese about standard
> > >Romanization of the Assamese sounds. Many a
> > >times, people confuse with sounds and letters.
> > >The main issue is the Assamese vowel
> > >sounds which are eight in number. If we stick to
> > >the vowel sounds, things may be more clearer.
> > >Sometime back I have standardised these as per
> > >attached. So according to me the correct
> > >Romanization of the word would be POSWA where I
> > >use the W as Assamese WO kar. Please note we
> > >donot always use WA at the end for the spelling
> > >which is evident in such words as BORUA instead
> > >of BORUWA. Thus in the spelling POSWA, W stands
> > >for the WO kar and last A is for WA sound.
> > >
> > >Anyhow this is my two cents for standardisation
> > >without trying to force anybody to use my
> > >standardisation. BTW, at present some of us use
> > >this W as WO kar in email.
> > >
> > >Please see attached article. If you donot
> > >receive the article but would like to have,
> > >please ask for it.
> > >
> > >Rajen Barua
> > >
> > ><mailto:rajen.barua at gmail.com>rajen.barua at gmail.com
> > >
> > >On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM, J Kalita
> > ><<mailto:jugalkalita at yahoo.com>jugalkalita at yahoo.com>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > >Thank you for your suggestion.
> > >
> > >
> > >I chose the first "o" in the name because the
> > >vowel sound is not pronounced as "a" as the
> > >second "a" in "Assam". In fact, the correct
> > >spelling, if we want to be correct in terms of
> > >pronunciation,, should be "aw" so that it
> > >reflects how it's pronounced. However, I thought
> > >that "aw" would be quite a bit of a departure
> > >from what it should look like in terms of
> > >orthography. I may have been wrong in this
> > >judgement (Please see later).
> > >
> > >
> > >I chose the "oo" in the name because the vowel
> > >sound is not pronounced as many Hindi speaking
> > >and other people do. I say it as "Pawsoowa" and
> > >not "Pawsowa" as you suggest. Most Assamese
> > >people, as far as I know, pronounce the
> > >so-called "o-kar" as something like "oo".
> > >
> > >
> > >I looked at various alternatives and according
> > >to my judgement, I found "Posoowa" the best out
> > >of possibilities such as "Pasoa" "Posoa",
> > >"Pasowa", "Pasoowa", "Posowa", "Posoowa",
> > >"Pawsooa", "Pawsoowa", etc., at the time.
> > >
> > >
> > >So, I believe the correct spelling if we want to
> > >be more truthful to pronunciation should be
> > >"Pawsoowa". I don't think "Posowa" is correct.
> > >If you write it as "Posowa", the first and the
> > >second "o" should be pronounced the same; I
> > >don't think Assamese people pronounce the two
> > >sounds the same.
> > >
> > >
> > >It may be a better choice to provide a sub-title
> > >in International Phonetic Alphabet. I know how
> > >to specify the pronunciation correctly in IPA.
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >Jugal
> > >
> > >--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Dhruba Jyoti Deka
> > ><<mailto:dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com>dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >From: Dhruba Jyoti Deka
> > ><<mailto:dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com>dhrubajyotideka at hotmail.com>
> > >Subject: Spell Error in <http://www.posoowa.org/>www.posoowa.org
> > >To: <mailto:jugalkalita at yahoo.com>jugalkalita at yahoo.com
> > >Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 5:52 AM
> > >
> > >To,
> > >
> > >Dr Jugal Kalita
> > >The Editor in Chief
> > >Posowa
> > >
> > >
> > >Dear Sir,
> > >
> > >With due request, I want to place an appeal
> > >before you that we are very uncomfortable with
> > >the spell of POSOOWA. According to the Assamese
> > >pronouncation it should be POSOWA. As you have
> > >placed the O-kar in "S" (by pronoucation it
> > >should be Chh, but Assamese grammer &
> > >pronouncation differs from other languages) in
> > >the Assamese name of the magazine and the web
> > >issue, by pronoucation it sounds like you have
> > >placed OO-kar in the very "S".
> > >
> > >So, kindly remove one un-necessary "O" from the
> > >english name POSOOWA, as it sounds very strange
> > >in Assamese-to-English pronouncation.
> > >
> > >
> > >...
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >Regards-
> > >
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