Malvani

Chivla Beach - Malvan, India

Malvan ho Sindhudurga jillyatalo ek vadalo vathar. He vathara velyan hangachi bhas Malvani Bhas (Malvani Konkani) mhan, khane Malvani Khana mhan ani sanskriti Malvani Sansritay mhan patallya.

Malvani Bhas

Konkani bhashechi vingad-vingad rupa palavok meltat. Konkani che khubshe boli bhas asaat. Tatutli ek mhanji Malvani. Census Board of India ani ISOn he bhasek Konkani chi ulay bhas mhan manyatay dilya.

Malvani bhas Konkanatle Sindhudurg, Dakshin Ratnagiri (Lanja, Rajapur) che vathara meren ulaytat. Pan he bhasecho mukhel vapar Sindhudurgat, mukhel korun Malvan, Vengurla, Kudal ani Sawantwadi (jaka Wadi mhan ulaytat) avathat jata.

Sakayl kaym Malvani vakya boraylyat. Tancho konkani ankaar legit dillo asa.

English                       Malvani                    Konkani (Goychi)

How are you?                  Kaso asas re tu?           Kaso asa re tu?
Are you alright?              Baro mare tu?              [Same in Konkani]
                              /Ghat mare tu?
I am fine                     Me baro asay               Haav boro asa
What are you doing            Tu kaay karata?            Tu kite korata?
Malvani is sweet language     Malvani god bhas asa.      [same in konkani]
Do you know Malvani?          Tuka malvani yeta?         [same in konkani] or Tu malvani ulaita?
                              /Tu malvani bolta?
It's raining heavily here.    Hay khub pavas padata.     Hanga khub pavas padata / potta.
It's flooded here.            Hay hovar iloha/[ayaloha]. Hanga huvar ayala.
From which area you are?      Tu khaysun ila? (ayala)    Tu khaysaun ayalo?

Sakayl kaaym kaaym Malvani sabd dille asat je samake Konkanit ani Malvanit sarake asat: Khay, Thay, Jay, Maka, Tuka, Amaka, Tumaka, Vangad, Begin, Somato, Samako, raav, bhitar, bhayr, gajali, fakanda, Oogi, Chedu, Bayal, Gho, etc.

Kaaym kaaym aprachalit sabd je konkanit ani malvanit sarkech asat: nhay (nadi), yedul (hodal), sakayl, deg, vhad, nistyak, etc.

Tashi vayar delli valeri khub vodali asa. He puray barpat ti dene shakya javache naa. Pun janka Konkaniche he bhasecho abhyas korinso dista tani hacher ayjun sansodhan korche.

Malvani Cuisine

Konkani manis mhanlyar taka nustya bagar jevan mona mona dista. Malvani jevan samake hech chaviche vaten banaytat. Nalla pasun kelli kodi, shit, nustyachi amati (Malvanit taka nistyak mhantat), tisryache tikale, sukya bangcyachi chatni, mori che tikale and lot more.

Malvanit saglyat famad item mhatakir Vade-Xacuti (Kombyachi). Lagi lagi sagalya hotelani jay jay Malvani cuisine melta thay ho prakar tumaka khaopak meltalo. Tache vangada tumaka Sungatachi chatani, Kodi ani Shit legit melta.

Pun Malvani khana mhanaje nisate nonveg nhuy. Shakaharat legit tumaka khub tereche prakar khavapak meltat. Jashe khaprole, ghavane, shirvale, yallape (aikalyar samake Kanadi naav vatta nhuy?). He prakaar tumaka khaychya hotelani kavpak melache naat. Tache khatir maat tumaka kontari Malvani manis soducho pattalo. Tache ghara vachun "malvani" khanyacho anand lutuk jaay.

Malvani khane samake tumaka Goy ani Karwaar meren melpa shakata. Maharastrat tumaka Kolhapura ille ille Malvani paddatiche khane melpa shakata. Pan te Malvani nhuy te Kolhapuri. Pan tachi mul paddat mat Malvani saraki vatta.

Malvani Culture

Malvani lok he samake Konkani. Jaso Malvani bhashet godavo, jevnat godavo taso to lokat legit asa. Ambo, Ponas, Chiku, Peru, Jam, Karna asali sabar falache legit tara tumaka hanga palovka meltat. Saiman Konkanacher uktya hathin dille he dene. Tacho Malvani sanskritayer legir prabhav asa.

Hanga vadalo san mhantakir "Chavath". Ganpatikhatir deshachyach nhuy jalya jagatlya khaylyay vatharani ashillo Konkani manis tache ghara pavtalo. Ho ekuch san hanga vadya dabajyan manaylo jata. Chavthechi bhajana mhanaje vhad famad. (Amache gavat amache legit bhajan mandal asa.)

Magir Diwali legit une adik pramanat dabajyan sajari kortat. Diwaliche adale disa Narkasurachi Holi ani magir payle disa (haka Chaavdis mhantat) Karit foduchi paddhat hanga asa. Magir urlelya disani Laxmi Pujan, Bhavbij asale sabar san legit vadya utsahat manaytat. Tulshiche lagin jalya uprat lagnacho season suru jata.

Ganpati ani diwali sodun magir Konkani mansak mhatvache mhantakir Mhalvas, Shigmo (ani shabay), Nalli pornima asale san legit vadya utsahat log manaytat.

Mhaje malvani bhasa, sanskriti, khane vishi che nyan haave hanga ukte kele. Mhaje mhayti praman he nyan samake borobar asa. Pun jar kaay une adik ravalle asat tar vachpyani te sudarun maka tache vishi apalo abhipray boravan dhadcho. Haav sadach tanche suchavnevishi abhari urtalo.