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COURSE AND LEVELS 



English. 



en will you go to Kamru ? 

 What is this ? 

 How far is Gam ? 

 Is the road good ? 

 When shall I arrive ? 

 How far shall I find water 1 

 Is there much ascent ? 

 When will you go to Leh '? 

 What merchandise have 



you ? 

 Will you sell it? 

 Come here. 

 Go there. 



What is your name? 

 Where do you come from 1 

 How many houses are there 

 in this village? 



Kan&iveri. 

 Mohne terang bite ? 

 King cha namangto ? 

 Garu tetra warak du ? 

 Om dam du ? 

 Tetrang Pugta ? 

 Te warak ti pariato? 

 Tang choras ? 

 Lio terang biti ? 

 Kinondo teta Sowdato? 



fie te yenu 1 



Jiia je. 



Napa bye. 



Kin hamang teduing? 



Kinna ham chue? 



Ju Deshang teih kin to? 



[ing ot 

 Garu cham tagar« 

 Sam p ii c hang ot ? 

 Cham la tel? 

 Cham le chu tok ? 

 Kea mongbo ? 

 Liro nam dogan ? 

 Kyolechangchi chi 

 [hoe ? 

 Te chungane ? 

 Dira shoh. 

 Phala song. 

 Ke min chi ? 

 Ke kang naung ? 

 Dih yulna kangba 

 {cham hoe? 



These specimens, scanty and imperfect as they are, will tend to give 

 some idea of the nature of the dialects. With respect to the written cha- 

 racter in Kanawer 1 cannot speak with certainty, but in the Bhotia or 

 Tartar villages they have the Lfmma and Sirma characters (or printed and 

 written) of Thibet. The general resemblance of the former both in their 

 forms and names to the Sanskrit has been noticed. I have now before me 

 an alphabet (or ka, kha, as he called it) written by the Lama Ring Jing of 

 Dabling, and comparing it with that given in Yates's Sanskrit grammar the 

 resemblance is very striking. There are however differences, chiefly unim- 

 portant ones in the manner of forming the characters. This Lama had a 

 book printed in this character, the letters yellow, on a deep blue ground ; 

 it was ornamented also with pictures of their gods or heroes, painted with 

 very bright and vivid colors but without any idea of keeping or perspective. 



