23.. Lakhimpuri—A Dialect of Modern Awadhi.' 
By Basuram Saxksena, M.A. 
CHAPTER I. 
INTRODUCTION. 
§ 1. The following paper treats of a’dialect of Awadhi, 
spoken round about Lakhimpur (Dt. Kheri) of which place the 
writer is a resident. 
The dialect possesses no literature. It is reduced 
to writing only in statements recorded Ge babar? ome we 
Judiciary and in written ssages fro illa 
another. The educated classes generally ater’ Hieeasy Hindi 
in writing and sometimes even in speec 
3. The transliteration used in these pages is that of 
the Royal Asiatic Society ak Great Britain and Ireland with 
the following modifications : 
é (short) as in pryen, é sdéng) as in dékha, 
o (short close) as in roiba, 6 (long close) as in rowat', 
a {very short a) as in de khatiu, ‘,“ and °¢ (above the line) 
represent very short 7, u and ¢ respectively as in 
bipat', kuch", kahe s*, 
above a vowel denotes nasalisation as in bhawir, 
y for 'g as in ghora, rh for ~ 
w (and not v) represents 4 asin kauwa. 
The sounds are generally those of literary Hindi. 
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Notes ON PRONUNCIATION. 
S 4. 7, u, e if found at the end of a word = generally 
pronousced: very brief almost like 2, ‘,¥,¢. Words which end 
in consonants generally add a, ‘ or * at the end, specially when 
hy pronunciation is not rapid, e.g. ghar: ghara, caddar : caddar' 
sukh : — : 
No —" is generally sou to sing. dir., a to sing. obl. 
and to blue. and 7 to fem. bas 
Intervocalic hf is pronounced very = so much 
so that sometimes it seems to be absent, e.g. 
the end of a word is, however, fully prononnced, e.g. thandh. 
lf ha appears in two adjacent syllables it is pronounced very 
Hendy x in one of them, e.g. rahihat > rahiat or rathai. 
1 The writer is indebted to Prof. R. L. Turner under whom he has 
worked as a Researcher for his kind guidance and helpful suggestions. 

