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[No. 14,]
IRANIAN FAMILY. (EASTERN GROUP.)
BENGALI OR BANGA-BHASHA.
WESTERN DIALECT. (DHALBHUM, SINGHBHUM DISTOICT.)
Ek loker du-ta chha chbila. Tader bhitare sab cbbota
One man's two sons were. Qf-them among (of) all the-youngest
chha-ta tahar bap-ke bolla, *0 bap, dhaner Je hisya ami paba,
son his father-to said, c 0 father, of-wealth ^ohat slfare 1 will-g&t>
se-ta ama-ke de.J Tahate se tader madbye dban hisya kari
that me~to give.9 Thereon he of-them among wealth share having*made
dila, Kichhu din bade chhota chha sakal ek then kar&
gave. Some days afterwards the-young son all (in) one place having-made
dbur-deSe gela, ar setbe so bara nashtami kare
4n*a*far-country ioent, and there he great debauchery having-done
dban urai dila. Se sakal urailS
wealth having-cau$ed~to-fly gave*^tandered). Se all having«cau$ed-to-fly
se-de^e bara mabarag haila, 6 se duhkbo parte lagila. Takhan
in-that-country great famme became, and he in-misery to-full began. Then
se jeye sei-deser ek lok gSyer basidar asrit la'ila.
he having-gone of-that~country one person of~a-village dweller refuge took.
Se lok ta-ke tire apanar ghusur charate dila. Pare
That person him m-field his-own pigs to»feed gav (sent). Afterwards
ghasur Je tus khata taha diya se pet bbatti karte man
pigs what husks used-to-eat that with he the-belly filled tQ-nwke mind
karla, kintu keo ta-ke dila na. Pare chet paye, so
made* but any-one him-to gave not. Afterwards sense hcuwng-gott he
kahila, camar baper darmaha-deya kafca cliakar
said} * of-me of-the-father tvages-earning how-mffiiy servants
darkarer besi khate paye tbake, ar ami etbe bhoke
of-(than)-necessary more to-eat having-obtained remain, and I here in-hunger
macbobhi. Ami uthg amar baper thine jai
am-dying. I having*ari$en of-me of-the*father in-presence haviug-gone
kari balba, **0 bap, ami ParamC4varer tirine, 6 tor
having*done will*say$ c< 0 father, I of-God in~the~pre$ence, and of-thee
tbine pap karichhL Ami ar tor biita bale nani karbar
in-the-presence sin have-done. I more thy son being-called mme of-making
ucbit nai. Ama-ke tor gk lok darmahadar ciiakar mata raklia/1 *
proper am-not. Me My one person, wage-getting servant like keep.199
Pare se uthS tk bapgr tbine gela. Kintu
Afterwards he b<wwg*wisen of-him of*the~father in-presence went. But