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 IV.] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 395 tive [Sz | First person, singular, nominative, accu- sative STAC, ANS, আম্মারে, CAAA, CATA. Second person, singular, nominative, accusative CO} TZ, তোমাক, CSM, তাত, তৌোহারে, তোরে. Third person 511757019) 001011961৮৩) 200052৮1৮০ তাক, তাতে, তায়, তাইক. First person, singular, possessive, 8/44, আম্ম। আমার, মোহর, মোর, মোহার. Second. person, singular, possessive তোম্মা, তোম্মার, তয়ু। তোহার, তোহার. Third person, singular, 199556551৮5 তাঙ্ক, তান, SIRT. The plural forms were generally formed by adding সব, গন, 900 আদি, ০১ তুল্মিসব, আম্মিসব, রাক্ষসগণ, and মুগাদি. The verbs in the first person show such forms as CuI, Aca, cofaeta, catczi, (for afz), দেখঞ, লভিলো, বন্দমম, করম, করিমু, করিমু, পাইলু, দিমু; করিনু. In the second pe 7500-_-কহোসি, দিয়োক, করিয়োক, আসিয়োক, @faz. In the third person we have in- stances of 24 being used for হবে (95 11 নিদের স্বপনে রাজা হব দরশন). There are many curious forms of verbs 5001) %5 পইতায়, আইবন্ত ভৈলন্ত, করেন্ত 17206 was generally carried on by a system of barter, but cowris were much used as coins, and they were counted in gand§s, panas, and kghanas. The Bengalis used to travel by sea for purposes of trade in early days, but during the period of which we are speaking, such practices fell into disuse. The sea-voyages described in old Bengali poems are monostrous fables, but they prove the existence of traditions that existed in the country, about commercial enterprises undertaken by Bengalis in the past, though couched in the forms of romances. We may, however, glean what sort of ships were made in the country from these writings. In the The plural forms. Navigation for Trade.