ITS PEOPLE
Celsa Pinto
2017
Colonial Panjim: Its Governance, Its People
(c) 2017 Celsa Pinto
Published in 2017 by
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Typeset with LYX, http://www.lyx.org. Text: Bitstream Charter, 9.8/14.
Preface 5
List of Tables 7
Abbreviations 12
Glossary 13
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C ONTENTS
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Bibliography 344
Index 347
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PREFACE
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List of Tables
Celsa Pinto
Panjim, Goa
December 2016
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9.3 People who came from British India and moved to 173
Ilhas and Panjim, 1899
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List of Tables
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ABBREVIATIONS
B.G. Boletim de Governo
MR Mones do Reino
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Glossary
GLOSSARY
aferio inspection
alfandega customs house
alienado insane, lunatic
almadia boat, vessel
argolas rings, knockers
armazem shop, store, showroom, depot, warehouse
arrematao farming out, giving out on contract,
auction
Aspirante midshipman
auto deed, document, official paper
aviso notice, warning
bando proclamation
barracas huts, stalls, tents
barraes sheds
botequins bars, taverns
cabo corporal, below the rank of a sergeant
Camara Municipal Municipality of
das Ilhas Tiswadi
canoa canoe
cantoneiro street cleaner
carreiro cartman
carreta hand-cart
carta de remisso letter of relaxation
casa de hospedaria inn, hotel, lodge
casa de jogo gambling house
cera wax
cholera nostras cholera
cortador butcher, cutter
crup croup
decima one-tenth, tithe
despachante customs clearing agent
desvalida destitute, abandoned
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Glossary
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CURRENCY
xerafim = 5 tangas
= 300 reis of Goa
= 160200 reis/reis fortes of Portugal
= 1 pardau/pardao
rupia = 16 tangas
= 192 reis
= 2 xerafins
= 6 escudos
ona = 8 oitavas
= 31.25 grams
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Currency, Weights and Measures
oitava = 72 gros
= 3.906 grams
mo indiana (Indian
= 40 seiras indianas
maund)
ton = 20 cwts.
tola = 3 oitavas
= 18.1084 gros
candil = 20 curos
curo = 2 pailis
paili = 4 poddis
podd = 2 nactis
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nacti = 2 ardh-nacti
ardh-nacti = 2 guirnactis
guirnacti = 2 sollavs
corja = 20 pieces
candil = 20 cales
= 160 litres
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Currency, Weights and Measures
calo = 8 seiras
= 8 litres
seira = 2 ardh-seiras
= 1 litre
notanca = 2 ardh-notancas
= 0.125 litre
ardh-notanca = 2 paunotancas
= 0.0625 litre
quart = 2 pints
= 1.1358 litres
pint = 4 gills
= 0.56793 litre
canada = 3 pints
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dupla mo = 2 mos/hats
palmo = 10 angules
= 0.25 metre
covado = 3 palmos
jarda (yard) = 3 ps
= 0.9144 metre
fathom = 2 jardas
= 1.8287 metres
furlong = 40 poles
= 220 yards
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