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

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kemane, how ; C^PT kene, why ; *Wf aAaaw, now ; fVs? UlPl kior Idgi or
kiser Idgi, why ? The last phrase is ordinary Bengali.

Construction. — The most noticeable peculiarity of construction is with regard to
the infinitive of purpose or desire,

* I wish to go* may be expressed —

ami jdite chdi.

sft ami jditdm chdi.
SBTtf*T <dR<*U Et^! ami Jdibdr chdi.
In the second case both the verbs are inflected in the other persons,

Fte tumijditdy chad.

«a chain.

Some simple sentences*

1. *5rt1t?rfa id ^ir®w ^wpjw, ^prtT i *wi fw ft i

Asirdr ma ghdrtane b'dgse hunldm. Eatha hasd ni T
heard that Asira's mother has fled from home. Is not this true ?

2. ^tfif ^$til *ttWfo 5fl

J[mi ka'itdm partdm nd.
I could not say.

3. i^sf&i t^sl sftt^t c«n1^ ^rfef
Sdrd-td Uta, Idgi dauri aise?

Why has the boy run here ?

baphe mdrtidr Idgi kheddise.
His father pmrued him to beat him.

5. FLadytocook] IfrsJ rtl ^5

J^7a ^d iMf bdndil 'all nd?
How ? has the rice not been cooked?
[Servant] sfl ^tfir ^5 ^ «rt^t
Nadmi *dt kdti Idisi.
Ko, I have cut my hand.

[ Lady ] ^t*F5?1?t CStBT ^fef fir ^tl%?l ^Rf ^f% ft^R

ILdramjadl tore hwwn di bdriya bar kari dibdr kdm.
You good-for-nothing; You ought to be beaten with a broom and turned

out.
[Servant ] <?mft 1*«t ^1 ^rpRt^T fspRF ^51 ^ ^rtrt ^Itft I

i kitd Jcarmu ? aphwintar nimak khdiyd tan bdndhd d*i. JLphndiwte

fif ^Tlf^re ^5f( -"fl I
hurcfin di bdrtte-o jditdm nd.

Mistress (Lit. foster-sister). What can I do? I have eaten your

salt and am devoted to you. Even if you. beat me with a broom, I

could not go.

[Mistress] ^ ^i <J<F ^ ^fe^rl \

Chub thak, bak bak kari* nd. Tor 9dt d'uiyd katakhim tel Idgdi de,

tail dr bish karto nd.