170 The " Kols" of Chota-Nagpore. 



whilst the language of the Moondahs is soft and sonorous, that of the 

 Oraons is guttural and harsh. Doctor Latham, in his descriptive ethnolo- 

 gy, has noticed the near connection of the Oraon, Rajmahal hill and 

 Tamul languages, and especially observes on the similarity of the 

 personal pronouns. 



English. 

 I 



Bajmahal. 

 En 



Oraon. 

 En 



Tamul, &c 

 nam, En. 



Thou 



Nin 



Nin 



, Nin 



He, she, it 



Ath 



As 



Ata 



We 



Nim 



Em 



Nam 



Ye 



Nina 



Nim 



Nim 



They 



Awar 



Ar 



Awar 



Out of a vocabulary of about 24 Oraon and Tamul words, I find 

 the following analogues. 



English, Tamul. Tuda. Oraon. 



Man Al Al Al 



Eye Kam Kan Khan 



Tooth Pal Paroh Pulla 



But I find in the language now spoken by the Oraons, words of 

 Sanscrit origin not in common use, as " jmj>h/ 3 flower, " amb" water, 

 " kesh" hair, indicative of their having occupied some country in 

 common with people speaking a Sanscrit or Prakrit dialect. 



The annexed notes on the language with which I have been favoured 

 by the Rev. Frederic Batsch, senior Missionary at Ranchee, will, I 

 hope, throw some light on the subject. The resemblance between the 

 Oraon and Tamul language does not invalidate their own migratory 

 traditions, for it is rrot more marked than the* relation between the 

 Tamul and the language of the Gronds and others. 



Their physical peculiarities are as different from those of the 

 Moondah as are their linguistic characteristics. The Oroans must be 

 regarded as a very small race, not short and squat like some of the 

 Indo-Chinese stock, but a well proportioned small race. The young 

 men and women have light graceful figures and are as active as 

 monkies. Their complexions are, as a rule, of the darkest ; but if we 

 take as our type those who dwell in mixed communities, we find great 

 variety in feature and colour. If we take those who, living in isolated 

 positions, may be supposed to offer us the purest blood, we find them 



