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Kamani
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 20 Jul 2006 16:41:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bonggo ayya,
Wow!! you deserve something for all that!
My father said Sinhalese came from Sankrit though the letters are like Hindi. How about the Malayali letters? I am mean are they circular like most of the Sinhalese?
I feel bad about not knowing other than Sinhalese and English. Its a pity :(
Edited By - Kamani - 20 Jul 2006 16:52:45 GMT |
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 20 Jul 2006 16:42:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Prince,
i have always given 100% towards the teams cause
You have to pay the team's fees too. Lucky you, escaped because of short practice.
Guru,
Ellorum 'Noor anandu kaalam valha, noi nodi illamal valarha.' |
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20 Jul 2006 17:08:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guru,
Aiyaalu enda paringngu?
I have met a lot of South Indian Tamils over here and they find it easier to understand Hindi than Malayalam. That is as far as experience goes.
Lula,
Yes macha, we must meet at Mustafa at Serangoon Road and have a nice time. Ngaa nee varoonu poonu!
Now now, you are giving another clue to Ruwani ... macha do you crave so m uch for her attention?
You are right, if you read the Sinhala Dictionary not only a Malayali but a Hindi or a Nepali speaker too will understand 40% of the words. Colloquial and written Sinhala are like two different languages.
Kamani nangi,
If you know two languages, you must in fact be proud of it. There is no harm ion trying to understand other languages as well.
Sinhala alphabet derived from the ancient Brahmi Akshara, just like Malayalam, Telugu and Burmese and many other languages of India. That is why you see a lot of similar characters in these Alphabets.
Sinhala did not come from Sanskrit but has plenty of Sankrit, Paali and Tamil words. Of late, a lot of words from European languages have been added to, enriching the language a lot.
I would say 25% of the Sinhala words are of Tamil origin. |
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 20 Jul 2006 17:10:12 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ha..ha...
Malayalam gaining interest among SL people. |
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 20 Jul 2006 17:11:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ellorum 'Noor anandu kaalam valha, noi nodi illamal valarha.'
Hey Bonggo, is that something about me.... |
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20 Jul 2006 17:12:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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me malayam konjam konjam parayum!
Why are people talking in a Non-Sri Lankan language in a Sri Lankan forum, I don't understand.
Anyways, it's 11:15, got to go.
Edited By - Ruwani - 20 Jul 2006 17:17:24 GMT |
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Shisya,
i thought you were in the gulf. the only serangoon road i know of is not in the gulf!! must be somewhere else!
ananda95,
everyone live till they are 100 without any disease is the translation.
yes it applies to you too! |
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20 Jul 2006 17:26:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ruwani,
i speak little little malayalum is the translation
pen kutti == girl! |
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20 Jul 2006 17:32:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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TC:
I've heard tamil guys say 'Nalla Kutti' is that similar too? |
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20 Jul 2006 17:33:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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| TCK, thanks. I was with two Malayalam friends and one Sri Lankan Tamil friend on last Sunday. Some of the words in Malayalam is exactly the same as Sinhalese words and I was ale to follow some of their conversations. |
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