Class 151 took you to the fish market. This class goes one step back, to the people who catch the fish and the coast they live on. Kerala's coast runs some 590 kilometres and is densely settled all the way. You learn the boats and gear (വള്ളം; കട്ടമരം, the word that gave English 'catamaran'; വല), the dawn auction at the harbour, and the everyday talk of the sea: did you go out, did you get fish, the sea is rough. You also hear how fishermen took their boats inland to rescue people in the 2018 floods, and the words for the monsoon trawling ban, the sardine and coastal erosion. Words and phrases in this class: വള്ളം (vallam) – boat കട്ടമരം (kattamaram) – catamaran (tied wood) വല (vala) – net ലേലം (lelam) – auction മീൻപിടിത്തക്കാരൻ (meenpidithakkaaran) – fisherman ഇന്ന് കടലിൽ പോയോ? (innu kadalil poyo?) – did you go to sea today? മീൻ കിട്ടിയോ? (meen kittiyo?) – did you get fish? ഇന്ന് മീൻ കുറവാണ് (innu meen kuravaanu) – there's little fish today കടൽ ക്ഷോഭിക്കുന്നു (kadal kshobhikkunnu) – the sea is rough കാറ്റ് കൂടുതലാണ് (kaattu kooduthalaanu) – the wind is strong ട്രോളിംഗ് നിരോധനം (trolling nirodhanam) – the trawling ban മത്തി (mathi) – sardine തീരശോഷണം (theerashoshanam) – coastal erosion In this class: • The coast and the fishing villages along it • Boats, nets, harbours and the auction at first light • Sea talk: the catch, the wind and a rough sea • The trawling ban, the sardine and coastal erosion Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.