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DECEMBER, 1898.]
IN MEMORIAM GEORGE BÜHLER.
As already observed, the use of the Passive construction of the Past Tense of Transitive verbs appears to be dying out. The Agent form of the personal pronouns is still usually employed before these tenses, but all traces of the Agent case have disappeared from the noun. The feeling for Gender, too, is very weak. Thus we have mai tairó (instead of tairi) khazmat kió (instead of ki) hai, I have done thy service; so we have jili kiô, instead of jili ki, he shouted.
má
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ma
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was.
Specimen I.Parable of the Prodigal Son in Gujari. Yakó admi ka dô pût tha. Nandi kahiô put apna bắp tan chi, ai bap, One man of two sons were. By-the-young son his-own father to it-was-said that, 'oh father, mana apna má tal bando dai-lai.' Usa dwanyam pak apná bandió. to-me thy-own property from share give.' By-him both on his-own property was-divided. Kai di pachha nando pût harkuj yaké-fhár kar-ké dur dés tan giỗ. Some days after young son everything (in) one-place having-made far country to went. There mandó kam ma udá-lió. Chi habbá apná wajhér-liô, by-him his-own property bad works in was-wasted. When all (his) property was-finished, oh đèn pah yakô barô galat đuổ, oh sau?ô hô-giỗ. Oh giả, on dés ma yako that country on one great famine came, he straitened became. He went, that country in one Usá chi 'mandah z nawar khán kanah naukar hô-giô. apni patti tak dai-galio, chief with servant became. By-him his-own field to he-was-sent, that (you) unclean animal chár-lai. Oh apná-minah-pah oh bhô khádo, chi zinawar khaitá, hadô kauné diya na graze.' He his-own-desire-on that straw would-eat, which animals eat, but any-one giving not tha. Chi sil ma ho-gio, isá kahió chi, ‘mairô bắp ka kama raukar chẳngô When senses in became, by-him it-was-said that, my father of how-many servants good tuk khai, nữ bhakd mara. Hi uthago, apná búp táh jáwigs, us tah kahugo chi, food eat, I hungry am-dying. I will-arise, my-own father to will-go, him to will-say that, "ai bap, ha tairó bhi gunáhgar hai, Khudáe kd bhi gundhgár hai. Is ko layiq ní, "Oh father, I thy a'so sinner am, God of also sinner am. Of this worthy not-I-(am), chi tạirô put hôj đua; kho apná naukara ma mand ghal-lai." Oh uthio, apná that thy son I-may-become; but thy-own servants among me put."" He arose, his-own Xô là đúc thô, chị bap tah ayô. apri bap isá tars da thô, kiô, father to came. He yet far was, that by-his-own father to-him it-was-seen, pity on-him was-made, i bhaji, ghra-gharai A6-gi, isá chômiô. Pût is tah kahis chi, ai to-him he-ran, embracing took-place, him-to it-was-kissed. By-son him to it-was-said that, Oh Is ko layiq chi bập, lữ Khuddle lá khi gundhgar hai, tairô khi gun&ngân hai. father, I God of also sinner am, thine also sinner am. This of worth not-I-(am) that taira put ho-jawa. Us ka bap apná naukara tah kahiô chi, chango chirró thy son I-may-become." By his father his-own servants to it-was-said that, 'good lai-d6, is tah ghal-l66 yakú angri is ki angri ma kar-léô, pané is ka paira ma kar-l66. Áð bring, him-to put-on one ring him of finger on put, shoes him of feet on put. Come chi, tuk khả lãi, khushat hộ-jấy sawab tan chỉ, gô mai rô put máy ô thô, jimtô huyế that, food we-eat, merry become, this reason for that, this my son dead was, living become hai, gum giá thô, lab-liô hai Wế khushal hô-giô. is; lost become was, recovered is.,
isú
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They merry became.
Hun us ka barô pût patti ma thô. Chi oh ayo, ghar tah nairo hô-gió, git nachan ka Now him of elder son field in was. When he came, house to near became, songs dancing of awaz sunió. Yako naukar tah bôliô, usá pechhi, 'yo ki chha hai?' sound was-heard. One servant to (he) called, to-him (by-him) it-was-asked, this what matter is?' kahiô, chi, ‘tairồ bhat ayo hai, tairô búp khai rất kio hai, chi usá By-him it-was-said, that, thy brother come is, (by)-thy father feast made is, as him righ jor Oh muộn giờ andar chali na thô. Báp is ka sound-and-well (by-him-it)-has-been-found.' He sulked within going not was. Father him of
Us
lđô-hai.
