1870.] 



Gondi Words and Phrases. 



115 



They beat 

 I am beating 

 I was beating 

 I had beaten 

 I may beat 

 I shall beat 

 I should beat 

 I am beaten 

 I was beaten 

 I shall be beaten 

 I go 



Thou goest 

 He goes 

 I went 



Thou wentest 

 He went 

 Go 

 Going 



Gone 



ork jiatork 

 anna jiatona 

 anna jindan 

 anna jisi mathona 

 anna jiaka 

 anna jiaka 

 anna jiatona* (?) 

 anna mar tindatona 

 anna mar titan 

 anna mar tindaka 

 anna handatona 

 imma handatoni 

 or handator 

 anna hatan 

 imma hatin 

 or hatur 

 han 



hateke, and 

 hanjode 

 hanjikun 



^ttt sfmrmsTT (?) 

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^"^ and 



What is your name ? 

 Miwa parol bang andu ? 



How old is this horse ? 



Id koda bachale warsan na andu ? 



T% ^tct *p^t% ^t?t ^cr ^r*$ ? 



How far is it from here to Kashmir ? 

 Igatal Kashmirtun bachale lakh andu ? 



How many sons are there in your father's house ? 

 Mfwor dhau na rot te bachale mark andurk ? 



I have walked a long way to-day. 

 Nend anna lakh taktona. 

 ^ ^*fT <^ crmT^fT. 



