196 G. N. Datt — Notes on the Vernacular dialects of Saran. [No. 3, 
district, into two parts flowing between the two Tappas, Marar and 
Bhore. A Khanwapari or trans-Khanwa dialect differs from the cis- 
Khanwa or Kuariha dialect by some fonr annas, and more than eight 
annas from the dialects of the neighbouring parganas of Salempur 
Majhaull and Sidhwa Jobnaha in the Gdrakhpur district. The dialects 
of pargana Salempur Majhanli and pargana Sidhwa Jobnaha differ from 
each other by eight annas, although the two parganas are conterminous. 
The annexed comparative statement A of these northern dialects will 
clearly show that three different dialects are spoken in the north of the 
district, viz.; {a) The Khanwapari boll, influenced by the dialects of two 
parganas of Gdrakhpur; ( b) The Kuariha dialect; (c) The dialect on 
the eastern boundary of Sipah, influenced by the dialects of the conter¬ 
minous parganas in Camparan. 
From north w r e travel towards the west into the pargana of Caubar 
and Paclak. The pargana in the district conterminous to these is 
pargana Salempur Majhanli, the dialect of which has been recorded 
in statement A. Looking at the list B, showing the dialect of Paclak 
and Caubar we find that the dialect in the west of Saran is an admixture 
of Kuariha dialect of Saran and Nawaparl and Jobnaha dialects of 
Gorakhpur. 
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From the west we proceed to the south which for convenience’s sake 
we divide into three blocks, passing through (1.) the parganas of Andar, 
a portion of Caubar, Narhan; (2.) Majlii, Bal; (3.) Kasmar and Cirand. 
The districts conterminous to these are (1.) Balia; (2.) Shahabad: 
(3.) Patna respectively. 
The corresponding parganas of Andar, southern Caubar and 
Narhan are Sikandarpur and Kharid in Zila Balia on the trans-Gogra 
side, and the dialects of the parganas of the two districts are therefore 
differentiated from each other by the Dewhdpdri boll. The annexed 
comparative statement C will show their difference and affinity. 
Proceeding on, we come to the parganas of Majhi and Bal, the 
corresponding parganas of which on the trans-Gogra side are parganas 
Ara and Barahgao in district Shahabad. Statement C will show their 
difference and affinity. 
The bordering parganas of Shahabad do not speak the strict 
Bhdjpuri boll which runs WfcT or ^ ^T3cT 
STT3, and not as given in the statement. We then come to the extreme 
corner of the district in parganas Kasmar and Cirand. The corres¬ 
ponding tran s-Gauge tic parganas of which are Maner and Phulwari in 
Patna District. The sub-joined comparative statement C will show 
their dialectical difference and affinity. From the south we proceed up 
to the east into the parganas of Dangsi, Marlial, Maker. The com¬ 
parative statement D will exhibit their kinship. 
