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in Roman characters. 



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It is not stated if Professor Wilson's dictum that to pronounce 

 j, like w is an " Indian cockneyism," is approved. 



It is also a question not met in the ' scheme' whether words ni 

 Tamil and Telugu derived from Sanskrit are to be spelt as written 

 in the vernacular. Is l^lSI to be written " pumi" or " b'humi" ? 

 and how as to such words as Quitsbld uit&Qulild which in 

 Sanskrit are B'hoga and B'hagya. Is ^q^ldld virtue to be written 

 D'harma. 



It is not stated if the final ' u,' unpronounced in several Tamil 

 and Telugu words such as Anaikattu, Gudaka Pattukattu, Tap- 

 palu, Purambokku, is to be omitted in writing ; or the final * an* 

 in such words as Maniyakkaran, Paluiyakkaran, Kavalkaran, &c. 



I now come to the 2nd step that I think should be taken before 

 Officials are ordered to adopt a new spelling : namely the prepa- 

 ration and publication in the original vernacular, and in the au- 

 thorized Roman character, of lists of words in common use, to 

 guide those who cannot be expected to know how these words are 

 written in the original. There are scores of terms in constant and 

 familiar use, such as 



Nunjah. Banghy. Lac. Mootah. 



Poonjah. Batta. Cowle. Garce. 



Cutcherry. Curnum. Shroff. Olluck. 



Mohturfa. Crore. Soucar. Viss. 



Pyacarry. Deloyet. Jummabundy. Mercal. 



and not one Official in 100 knows how they are written in the ori- 

 ginal, and few therefore would be able to comply with the orders 

 of Government, unless they give some guidance. The same with 

 the names of Persons in Pension lists, Parwanas, Sanads, &c, a 

 matter often of great importance. How few can be expected to 

 know the way in which such words as the following are written 

 in the original. I give the ordinary spelling. 



Abdool Cawder. Zynool Abdeen. 



Azeem ool moolk. Syed oon-nissa Begum. 



Imtyazood Dowlah. Saliya Beebee. 



Ebraheem Cawn. 



I have myself known practically the trouble and confusion caused 



