Linguistic Survey Of India Vol V Part I Indo Aryan Family Eastern Group

BENGALI.

Pechhu ui uthi-henak apnar bobar-thin gelek. Ui duret
Afterwards he having-arisen Ms-own fathers-vicinity went He at-a-di$tance

raHite uhar boba uha-k dekhit bhltla, ar uhar maya
in-remaining his father him seeing met* and of-him compassion
hailek, ar jisgghai gaye, uhar tatit dhari-henak, uba-k

and running going his on-neck having-caught-(him)> him
Beta uha-k balla, C0 boba, mui sargor tdrud ar
The-son him-to said, *0 father, I of~heaven against and
cbhamhut pap keriehha. Mui ar tahar beta bikhai-jaibar
before sin have-done. I any-more thy son of-being-called
nabai.9 Boba apnar bhatu>a-ga-k balla, chapt-keri
am-not.9 The-father his-own servants-to said9 'quickly

became*

chumla.

kissed.

tahar

of'thee

lekbe
in-consideration

(pronounced niko)

sabbe haite nika
all than good

pindhai-de; ubar batet anggut
clothe; his on-hand ring

ambi kbaye-^enak auand ketib
(lefytis having-eaten rejoicing make

bachiacbbai ; baraichbelek, bbetiU
has*survived ; had*>bee

At ubar bada
And his big

asi-henak nach
having~come dancing

daki-benak uha-k
having-called him-to

bbai asilek,
brother came*

ui uha-k
he him

kani ani-henak uba-k

clothes having-br ought him-to

ar tetigget juta pindhai-de; ar
and on-fect shoes put-on; and

karan mahax ibai beta mariohhelek,
became my this son had-dicd,

beta matbe
son in*the-field

"bajan sunlek.
music heard.

sudhaila,
he-enquired,

ei

acbhlek.
was*

Takban
Then

ki?1
what ? '

these what ? ' Ee

ar tahar boba bada bhoj teyar
and thy father great dinner ready

tli gharer gadi

He of-the-hotwe near

ek jan hhatuya-k
one person servant-to

"Oi uba-k balla, * tahar
him-to said, * thy

kench'tiai; karan
Jias-made; because

nikhe bhetlek/ ti

in-good~condition met.9 Ee

khajla. Peohhu uhar boba

he-wished^ Afterwards Us father

khmmadi kerla. tfi gbuvai-henak
entreaties made, He having-replied

ata din mui tahar kaj kenehba;
so-many days I thy works have*done;

ragla, bhitarit nabai

was*wroth> inside not

babire guchai-henak

outside having-emerged

apnar
his-own

boba-k
father-to

tahar hukum
thy order

balla,
said$

kakhan
ever

jait
to~go

uha-k
him-to

* dekh,
*see9

nahai
not

rad kericbha; tabu tumhi kakhan

reversed I«have~madei nevertheless thou ever

nabai di^aohhas, jeman mui mohar
not Aattyfa** that I m

mo-khe ek-ta
me»to ^single

saaggan-gar
com$aniOM-qf

goat's
niye
with