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The Kakrs are a small tribe of comb-makers who are settled in the district
of Jhansi in the United Provinces. They are said to have immigrated thither
from Ajmer about two hundred years ago. They have a language of their own. Only
some forty speakers of it have been recorded. I give two specimens of it,-an
extract from the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and a folk-tale.
It will be seen that the language is exactly the same as that form of Labhni
of which the standard is found in Berar. In other words, it is based on the
language of South-West Rajputana and of North Gujarat.
[No. 12.]
INDO-ARYAN FAMILY.
CENTRAL GROUP.
BANJR
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KK
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DIALECT.
(DISTRICT JHANSI.)
SPECIMEN I.
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One man-to two sons were. His younger son his-own father-to |
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said, 'O father, that property-in-from which my share-in may-be-set, |
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that give-away.' Then he property dividing gave. Many days not became |
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the-younger son all things collecting a-foreign-country-into went-away, and |
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there evil-conduct-in all fortune wasted-away. When he all fortune |
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had-wasted, then that country-in great famine fell. Now he indigent |
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became, and that-place-of inhabitants-in one-of near to-live began; who |
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him swine feeding-for sent-away. And which husks the-swine used-to- |
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eat his-own pleasure-with those husks to-eat wishing-he-was. Anybody-by |
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not was-given. |
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