1857.] of the broken Tribes of Nepal. 319 



well indicated by the dialects. I was obliged to begin in the dark 

 as to what varieties of the language would be fittest for selection as 

 dialects, and those I hit on were not always of equal value. 



As samples of the broken tribes and of the great Kiranti people 

 I have lately selected for special study the Vayu of the one and 

 the Baking of the other. I shall forthwith submit these ample 

 essays and then may find time to advert to some general considera- 

 tions. If not, they will be found in the new essay on the Physical 

 Geography of Himalaya now issuing from the Calcutta press. 



I am, 



Sir, 



Your obedt. servt., 



B. H. Hodoson. 



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