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Thangna nabai dang thai, thang. 

 If you wish to go now, go. 

 Ang ma ktagan bikhuno gunidang. 

 lam thinkiug of what I am to say. 



Sache manseha psarla sanai dangman. Psarla godai sthangni 

 To a certain man two sons there were. The younger son to his 

 biphaha ktabai, Hele Apha ! Thakna chijchara jidauge angbhagche 

 father said, O father I the goods that will fall 



mangan angni ho, Sthangni bostu bisurni rannannai hobai. 



to my lot give to me. His own goods to them having divided he gave. 



Sanneisur thangnannai, psarla godai dhon-bostu langnannai, 

 A few days having passed, the younger son his substance having taken, 



gejanha dekhao thangbai. Sthangni thakha erine sephai thorobai. Boibo 

 to a far country went. His wealth uselessly he spent. All 



sephai thoronannai bi dekhao. Angkal jabai, Abola 



having squandered in that country a famine was (or ate up). Then 



janemane hamlangbai. Unao bi thangnannai bi 



not having to eat he dried up (starving) . Then he having gone in that 



dekhao giri nose nao thabai. Bi manse oma gumna 



country in a householder s house remained. The man swine to feed 



dubliao thiinotbai. Obola oma jana gunde jang sthangni 

 in the field sent (him) . Then for pigs to eat the husks with his own 



ude bunghuna issa ja bai, kintu bine raobo hoakse. Unao 

 belly to fill he was desirous, but no one gave (him). Then 



monao gugleinana, bi ktabai, Angni aphaa bandi golam jabrange- 

 in mind being pained, he said, My father's servants are 



dang jana langna mane dang, bini khiribo jabrangedang, 

 many, to eat enough (they) have, more than that they all have, 



Anga ikhamukhinana thaidang, ang biniphrai aphaha 



I for want of food am dying, I hence to (my) father 



thang-gan. 

 will go. 



N. B. These notes had been written before I had had an opportuni- 



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