tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post9205329272906112308..comments2024-01-18T03:28:08.877-08:00Comments on learn to speak khasi: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-52100702004401103482016-01-20T05:48:08.163-08:002016-01-20T05:48:08.163-08:00Hello sir, can you tell a website or app that can ...Hello sir, can you tell a website or app that can translate english to khasi and vice versa. <br />Thanks in advance<br />AkhileshAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087294273208146912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-844951272643502182015-12-24T09:00:10.433-08:002015-12-24T09:00:10.433-08:00lummawbah means ?lummawbah means ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096514434303049106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-23976332870995057362015-11-17T06:47:04.878-08:002015-11-17T06:47:04.878-08:00Learning Khasi here.....I would love to learn more...Learning Khasi here.....I would love to learn more, maybe through Email celticbrown07@gmail.com Fed Up With American's Regimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205200534910719357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-24634488974324929172015-07-25T06:37:05.934-07:002015-07-25T06:37:05.934-07:00Hi, hope you are well. I shifted to Shillong recen...Hi, hope you are well. I shifted to Shillong recently and started learning Khasi language as I plan to stay here for a long time. How do I tell a cab driver in khasi "please stop here"Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977991679910101280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-56638116328260144822014-10-08T11:40:30.761-07:002014-10-08T11:40:30.761-07:00Hi Ekomania,
The matrilineal custom of the khasis ...Hi Ekomania,<br />The matrilineal custom of the khasis is something that many people/visitors/researchers find interesting and it has been subject to a lot of interpretations that suit the agenda of people who want to exagerrate/embellish this peculiarity to gain an audience for whatever they are working on in terms of research or newspaper and magazine articles. In fact, there have been a number of write-ups by people who visited the Khasi Hills for a few hours and became instant experts on the matrilineal system in practice there by talking to random people they meet in market places and such locations. This has been a constant source of irritation to the local population who find that they cannot stop people writing what they want to write and at the same time getting a clarification out that would reach the same audience is almost impossible after the damage has been done. <br />I don't know the source of this sentence that you have quoted and in what context it was quoted, probably it is again some overzealous journalist visitor or casual writer who has just put down his thoughts based on some random observation to make his/her write-up sound more interesting and gain more visibility. In short, I would say that this is absolutely not true and the use of the language is definitely not linked to the matrilineal practice of the Khasis. One problem is that the ability to spread information through the internet without the need to authenticate/clarify/verify anything means that you are going to have observations that are not necessarily valid and that would not stand scrutiny, another problem is that this kind of hearsay-based information is then spread through different media to the extent that it ultimately seems to acquire legitimacy and validity just by the fact that is it widely present in different forums propagated by people who have no credibility as researchers or authorities on what they are talking about.<br />I don't profess to be one to provide an authentic source of information for the Khasi language as I am not a researcher in linguistics and my specialisation lies elsewhere, but at least I can claim to be a little bit more aware of what the general characteristics of social life and practices in the Khasi Hills is, as I am a Khasi who was born and brought up there even though I am not living there now. <br />So my advice would be, to take statements such as these with more than a pinch of salt. If you are a researcher interested in finding out more, please get in touch with me at learnkhasi@gmail.com I can link you up with other researchers who have more expertise in this field than I do. Any other interesting questions or doubts you have I would be more than happy to assist you. <br />Thanks again for reading.<br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-2365809285594126482014-10-05T22:31:55.662-07:002014-10-05T22:31:55.662-07:00Thank you very much for quick reaction and explana...Thank you very much for quick reaction and explanation! It is very interesting. And what about this "Generally in the Khasi language when something becomes useful, its gender becomes female", is it true? I think about it in the context of matrilineality at the Khasi's society, but it is hard to find any information about Khasi language (except your blog) to confirm or deny this statement.ekomaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459748716746695324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-18592560192271893072014-10-05T07:25:53.505-07:002014-10-05T07:25:53.505-07:00Hi ekomania,
This is an interesting question. I ne...Hi ekomania,<br />This is an interesting question. I never realised it but yes it is true in a way. The prefix U (pronounced oooh)which is usually used as a prefix for a male, is used when referring to a tree like "U dieng kseh" translated to "a pine tree" dieng is the word for tree. This is when a standing tree is a single entity.<br />Like you pointed out, when it is cut, the cut piece(s) are referred to as KA which is usually used as a prefix for a female. <br />And definitely NO to your part of the question that when something becomes useful its gender also changes to female, this is not true, its just one of the peculiarities of an unstructured language where male and female characteristics are randomly attributed to inanimate objects based on vague customs and traditions. <br />For example, if you are looking at a tree and you are asking what kind of a tree it is, you would normally ask "what kind of tree is this?" in khasi it translates to "U dieng aiu une?" if the answer is "this is a pine tree" it translates to "une u dei u dieng kseh"<br />But if you look at, for example, pieces of planks or cut pieces of wood for making furniture, in english you would normally ask "what kind of wood is this?" in khasi you would have to ask "ka dieng aiu kane?" and if the answer is "it is pine wood" in khasi it will be "kane ka dei ka dieng kseh"<br />I guess it has to do more with how khasis look at a tree as a singular entity.<br />But it also gets a little complicated as a single stick is also referred to as 'u dieng" So it looks like the visual impact of a tree as a singular piece makes the Khasis refer to it as "U" similarly a single piece of stick (u dieng) or even a pole (not you :)) for example an electric pole/post, which used to be wooden till very recently has always been referred to as "U dieng post electric" but here it is just a stick i.e., u dieng, and no one is bothered what kind of dieng it is.<br />I hope I have not confused you more. Shoot me an email to learnkhasi@gmail.com if you need more clarification.<br />Thanks for reading and for the interesting question.<br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-17383543267145317342014-10-04T01:41:03.638-07:002014-10-04T01:41:03.638-07:00Hello from Poland :-)
Is it true that "In th...Hello from Poland :-) <br />Is it true that "In the Khasi language a tree is masculine, but when it is turned into wood, it becomes feminine. Generally in the Khasi language when something becomes useful, its gender becomes female."?<br />Via: http://naturalhomes.org/timeline/khasi-bridge.htmekomaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459748716746695324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-58594227226015927402014-05-21T08:16:12.998-07:002014-05-21T08:16:12.998-07:00Hi Joshua,
Will try to incorporate your suggestion...Hi Joshua,<br />Will try to incorporate your suggestions, its just that I'm too bogged down with work haven't had time to check this blog in a long time. By the way 'ng' is pronounced as the 'ENG' in 'England' but more like an 'AENG' its one of the more tricky part of the Khasi and other Asian languages where you find this combination of letters. <br />Khublei Shibun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-69533459506288880552014-05-18T15:30:33.601-07:002014-05-18T15:30:33.601-07:00It would have been really helpful if you had put u...It would have been really helpful if you had put up some slangs along with the formal greetings. <br />Your blog is a real hit, congratulations for that. <br />And yeah, please add audio clips too... Like ngan, sngewbhaa etc.. U understand what I mean mo? I hope that's affirmative. <br /><br />Regards, <br />Joshua MarboloAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762349176948274638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-86322984760387956302014-04-25T18:23:20.551-07:002014-04-25T18:23:20.551-07:00why haven,t alphabet and pronunciationwhy haven,t alphabet and pronunciationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01944410435537299150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-12410022792187342832014-04-12T12:07:12.927-07:002014-04-12T12:07:12.927-07:00How to say how are you in khasi.
How to say where ...How to say how are you in khasi.<br />How to say where are you?<br />How to say had food? Plz translate it soon for me coz i really need to know. Khublei.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823197843191630959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-15790259174037041082014-01-14T06:53:09.214-08:002014-01-14T06:53:09.214-08:00Phi leh aiu? (fee leh aahyou?)
hope that helps.Phi leh aiu? (fee leh aahyou?)<br />hope that helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-11488935669025324242014-01-14T06:51:56.604-08:002014-01-14T06:51:56.604-08:00Please put up words you would like to learn and I ...Please put up words you would like to learn and I can post the answer so others can also learn. I'm sorry I won't be able to help more than that.<br />Khublei.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-41969695986375115182014-01-14T03:42:28.493-08:002014-01-14T03:42:28.493-08:00How to say "what are you doing ?" please...How to say "what are you doing ?" please..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262979496944590778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-60294879686224960052014-01-13T16:55:52.108-08:002014-01-13T16:55:52.108-08:00Very helpful page.... will u help me a bit more? I...Very helpful page.... will u help me a bit more? If u get time..... otherwise itz okkk. Khublei....:-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953698566145197355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-32519923685544401332013-10-28T06:20:58.984-07:002013-10-28T06:20:58.984-07:00Hi Edel, it is not pronounced as 'cut' it ...Hi Edel, it is not pronounced as 'cut' it is pronounced 'cat' <br />Since there is no 'C' in the khasi alphabet 'K' is used instead and 'A' is pronounced as "aah" <br />I hope this helps. <br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-431962264423039862013-10-19T20:46:26.100-07:002013-10-19T20:46:26.100-07:00I thing 'katno' is being pronounced as ...I thing 'katno' is being pronounced as 'cut no'. Khublei! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533126993015057218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-87781627741855524842013-08-30T22:04:11.884-07:002013-08-30T22:04:11.884-07:00Hi! This is really amazing blog!! My would be wife...Hi! This is really amazing blog!! My would be wife is Khasi from Shillong and I am from Kutch, Gujarat so this really helps. She'll be surprised to see me speaking Khasi!! Not to mention, she speaks reasonably good Gujarati!! :) Thanks a ton again. <br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Deepesh<br />Ph.D (Cell & Molecular Biology) Deepesh Sonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119021854477681716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-40882303415080810552013-08-27T04:43:58.570-07:002013-08-27T04:43:58.570-07:00thanks for your noble effort. have you thought abo...thanks for your noble effort. have you thought about an AV version? lots of people would prefer that these days :-) that way they actually hear the pakka khasi accent.thanks againedelberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807234967664619573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-17957294813680338512013-08-12T23:21:07.832-07:002013-08-12T23:21:07.832-07:00The english equivalent would be someone who is ...The english equivalent would be someone who is 'slow witted'. Hope this clarification doesn't lead to a fight :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-38034956620046088062013-08-12T12:22:24.457-07:002013-08-12T12:22:24.457-07:00what does Kale in Khasi mean??what does Kale in Khasi mean??Rananjay Kulkarnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185823230977074836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-22790330149917310332013-06-26T22:36:02.163-07:002013-06-26T22:36:02.163-07:00Thank you for taking time to read and comment.
Ch...Thank you for taking time to read and comment. <br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-48776687871229443572013-06-26T22:34:42.716-07:002013-06-26T22:34:42.716-07:00Hi Shubhra, Apologies for the late response. What ...Hi Shubhra, Apologies for the late response. What kind of stories are you looking for? I would suggest you get in touch with the Deptt of cultural and creative studies, North Eastern Hill University, at, http://www.nehu.ac.in/Schools/Social%20Sciences/Culture%20&%20Creative%20Studies/faculty.php<br />they will be in a better position to help you. I am hard pressed for time and will not be able to assist you much. If you require any other info, you can mail me at learnkhasi@gmail.com<br />Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163255035737018265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778154841802420692.post-76391095956443049382013-06-10T12:16:05.499-07:002013-06-10T12:16:05.499-07:00I love Meghalaya. its land, its people.I liked thi...I love Meghalaya. its land, its people.I liked this. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892271543850845101noreply@blogger.com