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was taken laft by the Burmas, which was about fifteen 

 years ago, this man was one of the many captives who 

 were brought to Ava. He laid alfo, that Banga was 

 Avon days journey fouth weft from Munnypura ; it 

 muftj therefore, be on the frontiers of Bengal, and 

 may, perhaps, be the country called in our maps 

 Cajhar. 



Mr. Gilclirift has been fo good as to examine parti- 

 cularly thefe two dialects, and to mark thus (*) thofe 

 words, which come neareft the Hindujlanee fpoken on 

 the Ganges ; and thus (t) thofe not fo evidently in 

 connection with the fame, but which fhew refem- 

 blance by analogy. 



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