368 G. A. Grierson— Radical and Participial tenses [No. 4, 
NORTH-WESTERN FAMILY. 
Present 
Participle. 
SindhI. 
Western Panjabi. 
KigMiRi. 
calando 
calandd 
Singular 1 
calandu-se 1 
(Optional). 
» 2 
caland-B 
l 
}>• calandd 
„ 3 
calando 
J 
© 
03 
P 
Plural 1 
calanda-sE 
■1 
o 
„ 2 
calandd-u 
> calande 
„ 3 
calayidd 
> 
In Sindhi, the tense has the power of a Future. In Western 
Panjabi, the form (which is borrowed from the neighbouring Rajput am) 
is optional. A periphrastic form is more usual. The meaning is that 
of a Past Conditional. 
EASTERN FAMILY. 
Eastern Group. 
BAISWARI 
(Ramayan). 
Bihar! 
(Maithil!). 
Assamese. 
Bengali. 
Oriya. 
Present 
Participle. 
calat 
calait 
*calita 
calanto 
Singular 1 
calate-u 2 
calit-ahu 
zo 
• rH 
calant-i 
(or calait- 
a 
ahu and so 
u 
o 
throughout) 
<+H 
o 
* rH 
„ 2 
no example 
calit-e 
-4-2 
XJ1 
C$ 
calit-is 
calant-u 
JO 
» 3 
no example 
calait 
Ph 
• rH 
P 
calit-a 
calant-d 
PH 
<1 
Plural I 
no example 
calat-i 
calita-am 
calant-u 
no 
<1> rP 
03 ^3 
(-dm) 
.. 2 
calate-hu 
calit-dli 
* & 
^ o 
calit-a or-e 
calant-a 
£ 'g* 
» 3 
no example 
calit-anh 1 
s 
© 
calite-n 
calant-e 
I Fern., calandia-se, &c. 1 Fem. calati-u. 
