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

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INDO-ARYAN FAMILY. (EASTERN GROUP)
BENGALI OE BANGA-BElSEl.
EASTEBN DIALECT. (BACKBRGUNGE DiSTaict.)
[ In the phonetic transcription represents the elision of an aspirate, which gives a pronunciation like that of A in the
French word *#* Zl* somewhat softer than tte* of **rf,Dut not so soft as the i 3n pleawre. The letter M*bove the
Hoe) is my faintly pronounced, and is, indeed, hardly audible.
Pfwiouoeeaa* the a in fat; enearlyas theeinwef; * as the o info*; and w as in otf. The letter a (without any
diacritical mark) represents the sound o! the first o in promote, and is the o in the French word wire as compared with »#r«.
It should he carefully distinguished from the o of hot.
Other consonants and vowels are pronounced as in the authorised Government system.]
(Barte&l Hitaishl, 2597,)
CHHAXKANAKBA.
(Kalu 5 Dhalur h&la-skandhe katbopakathan.)
(Kalu and Dhalwqf ploufffcon-their-sfawlders conversation.)
Kahu—0 meya-Vai, barmu keman ? Achechar nS yemcn-ternon.
0 weya-baiy hormu kemon? Atsetsar nd zemon-temon*
0 brotber-Sir, I-sh&ll-do whatf Assessor or something-(I-am).
Somon dechhe gabonamendar; mdra ar jaj mejandar,
Skomon dese gdbonnmendor;mdra dr zo$ mzo$dw>
Summons hat*given Government; we, and Judge, Magistrate,
Sosoner mohordama, bichar harmu panchajona.
Shoshvner mofwrdmA, bifaar hormu pontsozdnd.
Session-oE case, decide shall-do (as) Punch fty at.
Bare hayatan ISgje pachhe, eyat ki kono poth achhe ?
Boro Uyotanldgze yase, ear ki kono pdth dse?
(A>gr«»t devil is on-hack, of-this P . -any wayfout) ' is ?
B'abnay b'abnay, meya-b'ai, hange raite gum nal
Xdbwy babndy, meyfrbdi, hangge rwte gum vw.
In-tbought in-thought, brother-Sit, all night sleep (I)-have*not.
Dtelu.—MeyS-b'ai b'abnj ki tSy? 'Ihimgiri decbben Allay.
3feyd-bdi9 bdbn& ki tayf 'Jhimgirl desen Allay.
O'hrother-Sirf awiety rwhat in-this P AJudgeship has-giyen God.
Ehon kato ubil moktar, hat kacblaibe tomar-dhfir.
Mon Mto uhil mktar, 'at kotjldibe tomar-d'ar.
Now how-many Pleaders* (and) Mukhtaw1 hands will-fold hefore-you.
Hajur hajur bariya kato, ghengri gaibe naaa mat6.
'Osw 96zut horim koto, gengri gaibe ndnd moid.
'Your-honour' 'your^onou* sa>ii^ how^ften praisea will-sing in-various-ways.
Ebon tami jaj§r dbare, baba mgya machiyar*pare.
Ehon tmi zozer dare bobd mey& mav$idr*pdre.
Ko* you (on) Judge's side will-sit, Sir, on:a-chafc
Bate tengbad, m^yft-b'ai, ehon mora midai chai.
Solo honffbad, mfya-Wi, ehon mdra mijdi t&di.
Good new« br«0»r.8ir, now we sweetmeats want.