308 Journal of the Asiatic Sociely of Bengal. [N.S., XVIII, 
Bahraich. | Lakhimpur. 
position, e.g. wahi ke—to 
him (due to influence of 
Bhojpuri); 
(3) imperf part.in—at; = —_ (3) corresponding participle 
| in at’; 
(4) kéu (some one) ; (4) kor (some one); 
(5) final —A in verbal forms, —_ (5) correspondin —u in 
e.g. dawah, diheh. | verbal forms, e.g. awau, 
diheu. : 
The dialect of Sitapur! is practically the same as that of 
Lakhimpur. 
§ 14. Forms of Kanauji begin to be found at Gola 
Gokaran Nath which is in Kheri District and at a distance of 
only twenty-five miles from Lakhimpur. The chief points of 
difference between Kanauji* and Lakhimpur Awadhi are :— 
Kanauji. | Lakhimpur Awadhi. 
(1) Nom. postposition n2. (1) Nom. postposition ab- 
sent. 
(2) hatdé and thd forms ab- 
sent, the only forms are 
rahai, ete. 
(3) Fut. Ind. -had or -g6 | (3) -ha&i forms for all ex- 
forms for all persons. 
> 
(2) Past Ind. of hob—hato 
tho. 
(4) Noun, adj., perf. part. | (4) The same noun, adj., 
or verb ends in -d, e.g. | perf. part. or verb ends 
ghoyo, accho, awd, gawd. in -a, e.g. ghora, accha, 
awa, gawa. 
15. Kheri is one of those districts where Awadhi and 
Kanauji meet. Therefore the Kanauji of Shahjahanput * 
acc. -dat. postposition) and the Lakhimpur dialect with 
the Shahjahanpur dialect (e.g. mahiya —an alternative loca- 
tive postposition). 
COMPARISON WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE RAMAYANA. 
§ 16. The language of the Ramayana of Tulsidas which 
broadly represents forms of the Awadhi of the 16th century 
eats sate ieoae) _— 

__,_| The specimen given on L.S.I. VI, p. 91 does not represent the 
dialect of Sitapur town but that of the western portion of the district. 
he town rahai, sz, chot, are used for the forms hata, t2 and chwat ree 
pectively. ; 
2 L.8.1. IX, Part I, p. 85. 
3 L.S.1.1X, Part I, pp. 398-400. 

