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APPENDIX III (Page 187 footnote)

Suost Ho Kot, Ha K, HENKSHT, YALEE AR DANRKAKER. Ek K, henkshi, yalee dek, hilek ek danrkak b, halo ek tookra poneerer apan mook, he lo, i, ya ek gach her daler oopor bosh, ya roh, yach, he, tutk, hyonat k, henksh, yalee bibechona korite lagilo je emon shoo shwadoo grash kemon kori, ya hat korite paribo. Kohilek, he pri ye kak aji shokale tomake dek, hi, ya ami boro shontooshto ho, iya- ch, hi; tomar shoondur monrti ar oojjol palok amar chok, yer jyoti, jodi nomrota krome toomi onoogroho kori, ya amake ektee gan shoona ite, tobe nishshondeho janitam je tomar shwor tomar ar ar gooner shoman bote. Anondonmotto kak ei onoonoyo kot, hate b, hooli, ya tahake apan shoorer poripatee dek, ha, ibar jonye mook, he k, hoolilek tok, hon poneer neeche por, lo, taha tok, honi k, henkshi, yalee oot, hai) ya lo, i, ya jo yo jookta prosht, han korilek, ar danrkakke obshoro krome apon mitt, hya gorimar k, hed korite rak, hi, ya gelo. Thar p, hol e, 1, jek ‘hane aropit ko, t; ha probesh kore shek, hane gnyan gochar lop pa, e. The system of transliteration adopted by Gilchrist for Bengali was substantially the same as that devised by him for Hindoosthani, Persian, Arabic and Sanserit. It was on a phonetic basis and it attempted to render by means of English spelling the sownds of Bengali, without any refer- ence to the established orthography of the language, even in the ease of Sanserit words. The Roman vowels had