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

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INDO-ARYAN FAMILY. (EASTERN GROUP.)
BENGALI OR BA&GA*BHASHA.
SPECIMEN I.
HAIJONG DIALECT. (MTMEKSINGH DISTRICT.)
Ek zan mana-lag duida pala tiakihar. Tani alak hutu palara
One person man-to tico sons were. Then his younger son
bapra-ge kayy ze, <,bal>a, mar bakra bhagra ?e may paba oda
the<father-to says, that, 'father, my share etcetera which 2 shall-get that
ma-ge di.' Tani ay uma-ge bhag kariya dile. Kayek din thakiya-i
nie-to give.9 Then Tie them-to division having-made gave. A-few days remaining
Imtu palara biddesh zale9 ar udani-lie ay bakliar
the-younger son (to)»a-foreign-country went, and there he debauchery
kariya dhum-dham kaira :za kisu nagad-phagad taka payasha
doing dissipation doing what anything money-etcetera rupees pice
thakibar, bebak uriya-pbelale. Ay ungkani kharats-parats kariya-i ai
was, entirely he-squandered. He thus expenditure-etcetera doing-even that
desba-ni bhari akal pariya zalc. Tar pare alak kashta kai
rou*tri/*in heavy famine having-fallen went. Of-that after his distress who
dekbe? Tani ay zaiya ai desha-ni ek zan man-thai bbar-knrilo.
sets? Then he going thai country*4n one person man-to sheltw-took.
Ai manda a-ge nizer banda-bbay Imyiar tsarabak patliiye dile. Pas£
That ma* h%m his fields-towards swine to-graze sending gave. Jfterwards
buyare ?e tush khay, uda kbaiya ay konO-mate pet
the-swine what chaff eat, that eating he in-some-manner (his)-be!ly
bharabak teabac. Kintu ta-6 a-ge kai-u na dile. Mane
to-fill wished. JBttt that*even lim-to anyone-even not gave. ln-mind
mane kay ar glmni, ze cmalak bap-thai kata betan-blmgl
in-mind he-soys and considers, that ' my father-to how-many wages-getting
tsakar bfeh-be|h khaon paiya tbake, ar may idani peter bhake
servants much-much food obtaining remain, and 1 here qf-belly vn-hunger
mare, Mny ntbiya apna bap-thai zabo, ar a-ge kabo, " baba,
die. I arising (my)-oicn father^to will-go^ and him-to l-wll-say, "father,
may Jtar saikkhjat Ish7ar-thai kata pap karse. May ar talak
I thy in-prestnce God»before Jiow-niucJi sin have-done. I any-more thy
pala bileke gainyai na-hay. Ma-ge talak ekra betan-bhugi tsakar
son like to^e-considered am-not. Me thy one wages-getting servant
nehe rakhek/" Pasc ay nthiya apnar bap-tliai zale. Tate
taking keep'" dftcrwurds he rising (hf$)-oicn father-to went. Thereon
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