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Notes on, and a short Vocabulary of, the Hinduvee Dialect of Bun- 

 delkhand. By Major R. Lkkch, c. b. Political Agent. From the 

 Political Secretariat of the Government of India. 



The Notes and Vocabulary were collected in the course of a five 

 months' residence at Punna. 



The Banphara dialect differs from that now to be treated of. The 

 latter is a mixture of corrupt Sanscrit, and perverted Persian ; a kind 

 of slurred and slovenly Oordoo. 



The first peculiarity that strikes a stranger, is the substitution, at 

 the end of words, of o instead of the Oordoo d ; as, hamaro, instead of 

 hamara. It is sometimes substituted for other vowels in the middle of 

 words ; as, moro, instead of mera. Another peculiarity, is, the substi- 

 tution of 7*, and rc, for the Oordoo / ; as, mooree, for mulee ; and naka- 

 reeya, for lakree ; and, sometimes, vice versa ; as, leelo, for neelo. 

 The Oordoo the is slovenly pronounced te. 



The diminutives, or derogatives, of substantives are very generally 

 used ; as ghurwa as well as ghora ; tateewa as well as tatoo. 



Of the Alphabet and Character. 



The character is based on the Devanagree. The Sanscrit vowels 

 <^T ^g ^j=r ^=r are unknown. 



The kh is written ^ and not ^ while the real w gh is not known. 



The gh is written ^r ? and differs only from the w dh by having the 

 cross stroke. 



The Sanscrit >gr sj and fff are unknown. 



The b ^ differs from the w g- only by a dot below ; and the p jj 

 differs from the y q- only in the same manner. 



The Sanscrit ^ y is not known as a consonant, except in a com- 

 pound letter ; its place being supplied by j, which is also substituted 

 for z. The Sanscrit ijj is unknown ; its place being supplied by sim- 

 ples. In the same manner the Sanscrit kgh ^=r is supplied by chh. 



The Sanscrit |g- e has two pronunciations : one, as a in mane, cane, 

 &c. ; the other, which I have expressed by ae, has the sound of a in 



