1847.] Specimen of the Language of the Goonds. 299 



Wur vittar kesi tuttur. 

 He ran and called. 



Yen munte jins unde punchatite puna atur 



These three species before the punchaite assembled came, 



Jub Sing-Baba indalatur ke iwen puche kimpt 

 Then Sing-Baba said that them question, 



Awen sun puche kial latur, yir bur audiir? 

 From them they asked, this one who is he ? 



Miinne urmi wunktun yir Sandsumjeenur murri audur. 

 First the buffaloes said this Sandsumjee's son is. 



Wurg indalatur, imma bane putti ? Awittun 

 They said, you how understand ? These said 

 Maiga rundidian mungi muttur. Bahur mungi muttur 

 hi our house two days staid. How did he remain ? 



Awittun niwa sarunge ask tuttchi maiga pikkile nuchi angi 

 These said thy six wives having taken into our house to kill threw 



Unni igga hille saiur, to murana sarte nuchiche situr 

 And there not injured, then cow's house into threw 



Awen puche kial atur, Maiga Baban at ? 



From these asked, How into your house Baba came ? 



Muraitun ke, Maiga rund dian mungi muttur 

 The cows said, At our house two days stayed. 



Awen sarungi ask agral wosi kuante nuchi sitim 

 These six wives thence having taken into well threw, 



Aga unde hille saiur. To agrul tunsi kojane bewatun 



There indeed not injured, thence taking I know not where took, 



Sing-Baban puche kial aturke agral imma behuth ? 

 Sing-Baba they questioned that thence you went where ? 



Wur ittur id nowa awan puche kimpt 

 He said of my mother ask. 



Wiinna awal pullian puche kia latur 

 They mother-tigress asked 



