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(c) The time when the fly turns [flies] round the mouth, is 
the time of taking off all clothing and eating every- 
thing. 
(d) A description of summer in the peasant’s calendar. 
(e) About kha instead of khala see 1 (e). If an r follows a 
muta, the muta is often dropped in Ladakhi, thus rang 
is said instead of brang ; ci ‘ what ’ is used here in the 
sense of whatever. 
8. (a) | 
( h) khar’zongi yachula Ita’lta, 
chu’bii Idam’chu yang bud’. 
(c) Whilst looking at the glacier water of the Kharzong pass 
the gathered water of Chuhi (a village) is also lost. 
(d) take what is nearest ! 
(e) refers to the system of irrigation. Notice the re-dupli- 
cation of the verb, implying a durative sense = whilst. 
9. (a) 
(6) ra’ma thro’a go’a, lug’gi thro’ahe’a. 
(c) In the company of goats [he says] goa, in the company 
of sheep [he says] bea. 
(d) Said of a man, who has no will of his own, 
(e) Goa and bea imitate the voices of goats and sheep respec- 
tively. 
10. (a) 
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(6) spid’bad’dus’ ston’rdu’dus’. 
(c) Spring is tlie time of working, autumn the time of 
gathering. 
(d) Do everything at the proper season. 
(e) The two sentences consist each of a three-syllabled 
Comjps. determ. 
11. (a) 
Ns >o NO 
(6) spid’ baddusla mabad’na, ston’rdudusla gyod’dug. 
(c) If you do not work in the spring working time, you will 
repent in the autumn gathering time. 
(e) Notice the change of s into r in ?'dw = gather. 
