Page:Madras Journal of Literature and Science, series 1, volume 6 (1837).djvu/41

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1837.]
Khoonds of the Goomsoor Mountains.
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how many wives do the khonds take? khond jattire gutte jonon ke lutta vivaha utchi koi jattiki esso unni vengha teru

do you smoke tobacco? tu dhua khao chuki inu dhua undiginaa

do you eat tobacco? tu dhua tondere pakka utchi ki inu dhua tinjiginaa

bring fire nia ano 1. tammare nari 2. nari tummu

bring food bhatta ano tammare veyha

bring paddy dhanno ano tammare kodinga

bring rice chaulo ano pranga tammu

take away the fire nia ne nari om

take away the rice bhatto ne veyha om

take away the paddy dhanno ne kodinga om

father take away the paddy kodinga ommare aba

bring the horse ghorra ano ghora tammu

bring the goat cheli ano oda tammu

kill the goat cheli maru pukka oda kattam

a kid cheli pilla oda mida

bring the cow gai ano koudi tammu

bring the calf damri ano dradu tammu

house ghorre iddu

is there any fire in your house? tumara ghorre bihtere nia watchiki mi idduta nari munueginnaa

is there water in your house? tumara ghorre bihtere pani watchiki mi idduta sideruji munneginnaa

how many people in your house? tumara ghorre kete jonon watchinti mi idduta esse loku maneru

who cuts the wood to build the houses? ghorre bandibako katho ke dowatchi iddu gariki vattiki vesca imbasianne

all the villagers cut sub gaun lokko katti annile gulle najutakka vesca kattinerru

what wood is that plank? ce potta ki kotha erri anne vesgu patta

mangoe ambo katho mha vesca patta

how many planks are got from one large mangoe tree? gutte ambo gotzeru kete potta banvo erande mhranu essoni putta anu

two Jure joreka

terminalia bellerica bare khanga

terminalia fruit of

terminalia leaves of bare aka

terminalia tree bare mhranu

terminalia kernel bare monzo

terminalia stone bare palla

people eat the dry kernel monzo gulla takka tinum

burra sahib darre saib