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INDO-ARYAN FAMILY. Eastern Group.

bihArI.

Specimen I.

BHOJFCBi Dialect. (Bistkict Shahabad.)

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yr ^Tf?!i: ^ ciWr w* iTT wsm ^ ^^^ tft^ «ft wf w ^«t wtit if 'wt ^t ftwr wiw u

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INDO-ARYAN FAMILY. Eastern Group.

BmABl

BHOjroBi Dialect. (Dmtbiot Shahabas.)

TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION.

Ek ad»mi-ka' du bg^a rahS. Chliot»ka ap»na bap-se kah'las ki, 'e

One man-of itoo $on$ were. Tbe'younger his-own father-to aoid that, •
babu-ji. dhan-mi je hamar liissa hokhe se bSt-df.' Tab u duno.

father, property-in which my share may-be that dividing-give* Then he both-
k6 bSt-dela8. TboT-bi din-mS chbot*ka l)eta sabh dhan ba^or-ke
to dividing-gave, A-few-even day$-in the-yomger son all property collecting
dur des cbal-gail. TJha sabh dban kaobal-tM ura-delas. Jab

distant eountry-to toent-away. There all fortune evil-conduet-in he-tea$ted-away. When
sabh khar»ch-k&-dela8, tab oh des-mS bara akal payal. Ok»ra baya dukh
all he-had-tpent, then that country-in great famine fell. To-him great trouble
hokhe lagal. Tab u oh des-ka ek ad'mi iha ja-ke rahe lagal, j6
to-be began. Then he that country-of one man near going to-live begqn, who
ok'ra-kg ap'na khet-ml* suar charawe khatir bhej-delas, aur u anand-se
him hit-own field-in swine feeding for sent-away, and he pleature-with
6hi bhuai-se apan pet bharit je suar khat-rahas,

those-very hutks-with ki$-own belly would-have-fiUed which the-swine used-to-eat,
aur okla-ke kehu kuchh det-na-rahe. Aur jab ok»ra ap'na

and him-to anybody any-thing giving-not-was. And when to-him his-own
bichar-me ail ta sujhal ki, 'kat'na harn'ra bap-ka nokar

consideration-in it-came then he-considered that, ' how-much my Jather-qf servants
chakar-ka roti-khaila-se bach-ja-la, a ham bhukhe muat-ban?. Ham uthab
aervanta of bread-eating-after remains, and I hunger-from dying-am. I mil-arise
ap'na bap kihl jaib a kahab ki, «e babu-ji, ham Par*mesar-ka
my-own father near will-go and will-say thai, " fathen I Ood-of

sojha pap kail! a raur-o sojha. Ham eh jog naikh!

before sin did and of-Your-Bonour-too before. I of -this worth ndt-am
je raur beta kaha?, hamTa-ke ap'na nok'ran-ml

that Your-Honour's son I-may-he-called, me thy-own s^vants-among

rakh!.'" tJ u^hal ap'na bap kiha ail; baki ab'h! thore-dur

keep."' lie arose his-^own father near came; but yet a-little-distanee-off
rasta-ml aw'te-rahe ki okar bap dekh'las. Ta chhoha-ke

way-in {he)-coming-was that his father saw-jhim). Then being-compassionate

' Here the eigna of the genitive if in the oblique Torm be««u»e W<o ie in tlie plural.

BHOJPUEi or 8HAHABA.J). Igg

daural. okTa-ke gala-mi laga-ke .chuma lewe Jagal. Larika ap'na
he-ran, him neck-in eftfolding kmes to-tuke began. The-^on his-otm
bap-se kah-las ki. 'febu-ji, ham Is'war-ka san'mukh pap kailf aur

father-to ,aid that, 'father, j Ood-of before \in did and

mir-6 sojha, aur ab pher raur beta kabawe jog

Your-Romur-too b^ore, and now again Your-Monour'. son to-he-called fit
naikhl' Okar bap' ap'na nokTan-se kahMas. ' niman luga Ig-awft
I-am-not: Si, father his-ovm sermntt-to ,aid, 'good clothes bring-out,
m-ka-ke penhaw&, a ek Sguthi hath-mS aur pan-hi gor-mi penbawft;

htm put-on, and one ring hand^ and »koe, feet-on put -

ham-m.ka sathe khat-jal. anand kari. kahe-ki hamar Uta

{let-)m together eat, merry make, becaute-that my aZ

mu-gail-rahg a pher jial; bhulail-rahS, a mil-gail.' Aur

had.been.dead and again aUve-became; had-beeniwft. and found-i,.' And
unh-ni-ka anand kare lag*l6-8&.
they merry to-make began.

Okar bar-ka bhai khet-ml rahs. Jaisg ghar-ka nagicb ail nach

Ets elder brother field-in teas. A. house-of near he-came dancing
rag 8un«la8. Ego nOkar-ke bola-ke puohh-las ki. «i ka hot-ba?'

m««o he-heard. One servant caJling he asked that, 'thi» tchat is-beingf
Jabab delas ki. • raur bhai ailg-ha. Raur bap uu'ka-

Answer he-gave that, ' Your-Sonour's brother is-come. Your-Honour^s father him-
ke bboj det-bM kahe-ki jiat jagat ige-dehi

to feast ^,.g^t>^ng because-that alive {and).av^ke in-good-heaHh

nike pahuchMe-ha.' I sun-ke khisia-gail. bhitar na gaxl.

safely he-has^rrtved.' This hearing he-angryb^came, inside not went.
Okar bap bahar aU a min-ti kare-lagal. Ta jabab-mS

ms father outstde came and to-entreat-{him) began. Then answer-in
ap'na bap-se kah'las ki, 'hae, at'na din raur sSwa

his-own father-to he-said that, 'alas, so-many days Your-Sonour's service
kaill; na raura bat-ke ulagh'ne kail?. tehu par

I-dtd ; not Yotir- Honour's words transgression-even I-did, . thal-too on

raua ego pa^h-ru-o na delT je ap«na hitan-ka sathe

Your-Monour one kid-even not gave that my-own friends-qf with
anand-manaiti. Baki jas'h? i larika raur ail ie

I-might-have-nejoiced. But when-even this son of-Y our- Honour came who
sabh dhan raur paturia-mS ura-delas raura ok'ra-ke

all fortune thy harlot-among squandered Your-Honour Mm-to

bboj deli' Teh-par ok'ra-ke jabab delas ki. 'beta. tS sadai

feast gave: There-upon hvm-to answer he-gave that, 'son, thou always

ham'ra-sath barft, aur je kuohh ham'ra pas ba se tohar-$ hft.

me-with art, and what even me with i« that thine-even is.

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BIHABI.

Uchit hk ki ham'nika anand kat! a khus hot, eh kWtir ki
Proper i$ that toe merry make and pleated he, thU for that
tohar blai mar-gail-rahe. aur pher ji-g^^ ; bhula-gaa-rahS,

thy brother hod-died, and again aline-became ; had-been-lo^i,

pber mil-gail.'
ajfoin found'in.'

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