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 142 BENGALI LITERATURE of Persian words which are comparatively absent in the domestic talk under other heads of subjects. Business matters have a language of their own ; but Persian for a long time was the court-language and all business matters were transacted in that See er of — Janguage. Notonly words like atfae, দস্তকঙ্ঞজা, খাতিরজমা, একরার, সবুর, মহ শুল, তজবিজ, afaa, agq which have become almost naturalised in Bengali but even unfamiliar ১০7৭5 110০ তকসির, তরছুদ qa, WEA, এলাম, আঞ্জাম, এতবার, থোড়া, &৪ frequently used. Of the other colloquies, that on ‘A Landlord and 1015 tenant” (“afarta @}Z79’) too long, however, for quotation here, is the most remarkable as giving a true picture of the relation between the landlords and their tenants. (3rd Ed. pp. 88-108). The colloquies spoken by the lower orders are bound to be very interesting, but it is to be rezretted that these dialogues are very short and not very The language of the well-written and their number too lower orders. is small. The language here must of course differ considerably both in pronunciation and vocabulary from that already quoted. The following short extract will be found illustrative ;— foafaa eet | হাড়ে ভেগো মাচকে যাবি কি না আতিতো কোয়৷ কোয়া করিছে। মুই ফুকারছি তুই ঘুমাইছিস। বা। এক কাপকড়ে আইয়াছে। হা! ম্যাগ পড়েছে এখন কি জালে যাবাড় সময়। যা চেঁদে তুই মুইতো এখন যাব না। কালি টের আতি থাকিতে গ্িয়াছিন্ত' । যাড় বলে খাবার মাচ পেন্ু না তাতো আজি ম্যাগ পড়েছে ।