291 Specimen of the Language of the Goonds. [March, 



pial mundur, ud pial imina buttiai kam kemut, imma 

 day is, that dag thou any kind of work do not make, thou 



unni niwa pergal unni niwa pergol, umri niwa rutkawal unni niwa kunda, 

 and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servants, and thy cattle, 



unni niwa pownalur run mundur ; tin laine Purmesur sarun pialk 

 and thy stranger (thy) house dwelling ; because God six days 



ne budra unni dherti unni sumdiir unni cheitkunne jinsk iwite 

 in, heaven, and earth, and sea, and each creature in them 

 mundatan, awen kitur, nude yerrun pial rum tiir, Tuilaine id pialtun 

 existing, them made, and seventh day rest took, therefore that day 



Purmesur dhurmat-mal tane kitur. 

 God hallowed established. 



5. Imma upnon babonna unni awunna sewa kimpt, ten siin niwa 

 Thou thy father s and mother's service perform, therefore thy 



yarbul durtit purro Purmesur nikun sitiir, paral aud. 



life, the land upon, God to thee has given, prolonged may be. 



6. Imma mauwan minni jukmat. 

 Thou a man not kill. 



7. Imma pap minni kema. 

 Thou adultery not do. 



8. Imma kulwein minni kema. 

 Thou theft not do. 



9. Imma upnon biganun purro labari gohai minni sena. 

 Thou thy neighbour against false witness not give. 



10. Imma upnon biganun-ta rota lob minni kema. Imma upnon 

 Thou thy neighbour 's house covet not. Thou thy 



biganun-ta maigu-na lob minni kema, unde wunna rutkawal unde 



neighbour's wife covet not, and his house-servants, and 



wunna kiinda, innui wunnal guddal unde buttie-jins, upnon biganiin-na 

 his ox, and his ass, and any thing, that thy neighbour's 



mundar tan purro lob minni kema. 

 i$ it upon covetousness not make. 



