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[No. 15.)
INDO-ARYAN FAMILY. (EASTERN GROUP.)
BENGALI OE BANGA-BEiSHA.
WlBTBEH DIALECT. (DHALBHfiM, SraaHBHTJM DlSTBICT.)
Ami ek din ek ga jate-chhili; jate baner majhu
I one day one village going-was; ingoing of-a-forest in-the-midst
payli. Sethe ga-6 nai, manush-6 naL ]Bk-ta bagher
I-foll. There village-also (wa$)-not, man-ateo (was)-not. A of-tiger
moharay parli. Tar par, bagh ama-ke dekhe dharte
Mhe-presenee I-fell. Of-thatafter> the-tiger me having-seen to-seize
klmjila. Takban ami karK ki ? Du-ta patbar dhari phabralL
wished. Then I did whatf Tm stones having-seised l-threw-(them).
Takban tar mube bajte, bJtgh.-ta baner. dike gagai
Then his efface striking* the-tiger of-the-forest in*the*direction howling
gagai palala* Kicbbu bilame ragi fcari* bagb-ta pber
howling fled. (Aftefysome delay anger making* tfatiger again
gliuri asila. Takban bara dar lagila. Takban
having-returned came. Then great fear, overcame* (me). Then
kantben-haite du-ta lok amar kachbS pabuchala. Takhan se
sowe-place-frow two persons of-me in-the-vicinity arrived. Then that
bagb, tin lok kuhar dite, dare danre baner
tiger* (we)-three persons shQut giving, being*afraid running of-the-forest
dike palala. Tar par tin lok 6k sange jate,
in-the-direction fled. Of-that after (we)-three persons (intone company going
jate, kbanek dhur jate, ek-ta bbaluker moharay parli, Bhaluk-ta
going* some distance going, a of-bear in»the-presence fell. The-bear
amara-ke dekhe «ha ha* kari amara-ke dabrate aschhila. Takhan
us having-seen *h& hd* saying w to-tear came. Then
amara tin lok thega dhari, bhune pitte; lagli.
we three persons clnbs having-seized, on«the-ground to~beat. began.
Tathe-o jakban na gela, takhan bara-gaehhe amaya tia
At-that-even when not he-went^ then on-a-great-tree we three
loke uthali Takhan bhaluk-ta amadige khuje , khu$ idike udike
persons climbed. Then the-bear us searching searching hither thither
jate lagla. Jakhan amara-ke pala nai, takhan ban^bate
to-go began. When us he-found not$ then on~the<forest-road
chale gela. Tar tuku bai amara namhi bate
having-gone he-went. Of-that a*little after we havrng-descwded on-road