Sunday, March 19, 2006
Where you and your friend are equal
He is a Beyfulhu (Brahmin?). You are a commoner. He is rich and educated. You are not rich and not ignorant. His ego shouts a big ‘Ouch!’ if he talks to you in Beyfulhu Dhivehi. He also somehow feels it is inappropriate to talk to you like ‘aharen’ and ‘kaley’. You belch at the thought of talking to him like ‘aadhe’ and ‘vidhaalhuvey’. You both decide to make things a bit easier for each other and start talking English (yes, some of those tongue twisters are real tough for a tongue, used to Dhivehi).
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If you thought 'Beyfulhu Dhivehi' was hard, try flirting in Dhivehi!
PS. Love the blog.
When I worked for a brief period in The President's Office, immediately after completing the then Science Education Centre (now CHSE), I came across senior government officials who talked to their spouses in Beyfulhu language. Every time I heard any of these blue-blooded couples talk to each other in their Beyfulhu language, I always wondered what kind of exclamations they would make while making love in bed! Would they say things like "Baarufulhah" "Avasfulhah"?! On another note, one of my friends visited an island in the 1980s, and while passing a home in the middle of the night, he heard a bed creaking and upon closer eavesdropping, found out that a couple was making love. At various points during the lovemaking, the woman was heard to exclaim in Arabic: "Subhaanalloahi", "Alhamdhulillaahi"!
right on mary-jo, the words just doesnt come and if u say it in ur head and translate it into dhivehi its the most horrible version of flirting..sigh..
I am coming home and I guess i have to use 'beyfulhu dhivehi' at work and I'v never used it before.. going to be a bit of a dilemma..
cool blog really provocative posts :D
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