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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1908.
Assam. Translation of N. T. nearly completed. Printing advanced to middle of St. Matthew. Burman, Grammar in the press. Dictionary under preparation by Felix Carey. Pali or Magudha. Felix Carey is at Chinese. N. T. completely printed. More than half O. T. translated. New moveable metal Chinese types have been invented and are being prepared.
work on a translation.
Tamul. A fount of Tamul types had been prepared, but were destroyed in the fire. Within ten months a new fount was prepared and an edition of 5000 copies of the N. T. prepared for the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society.
Cingalese. A fount of types prepared. A N. T. in the press.
Armenian. A fount of types in preparation.
Malay. A Roman alphabet, with accented letters for this language, in preparation. A reprint of the whole Bible in the Arabic character from the five volumes octavo printed at Batavia, at the expense of the Dutch Government in 1758, has also been undertaken for the Lieutenant-Governor of Java.
Hindoost'hanee. H. Martyn's version in the Persian character has been undertaken for the British and Foreign Bible Society, and the Gospels are nearly through the press.
Founts of type in other languages, in reduced sizes, are also being prepared. Attempts are being made to improve the quality of native-made paper, so as to avoid the necessity of importing that article from Europe.
Sixth Memoir.
Orissa Language. Pentateuch printed off. Sungskrit. Historical books completed.
translated.
Hindee. Second Edition of N. T. in circulation. Historical books printed. Hagiographa in the press. Translation of the Prophetic books completed.
Mahratta Language. Historical books nearly printed off. Pentateuch and N. T. have long heen in circulation.
Shikh (i. e., Panjabi). N. T. printed. Pentateuch in the press.
Chinese. Pentateuch in the press. The new moveable metal type, after many experiments, are a complete success. An elementary work entitled Claris Sinica printed. It has as an appendix the text and translation of the Ta-hyoh. Morrison's Chinese Grammar nearly printed.
Telinga. N. T. more than half through the press. Bruj. N. T. printed to near the end of Romans. Pushtoo or Affghan Language. Three Gospels printed. Bulochee. The same progress.
Assamese. The same progress,
Kurnata.
Kunkuna,
Mooltanee.
Sindhee.
Kashmeer. Bikaneer.
Dated March, 1816.
This completes the Bible in this language, Hagiographa in the press. Prophetic books nearly
Nepal. Ooduypore.
Marawar.
Juypore.
Khassee.
Burman.
In these twelve, the printing of St. Matthew is either finished or nearly so.
