"A Specimen of the Váyu language". A sample of Váyu / Háyu writing with its English translation giving the story of a man called Pachyá. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 4 sides, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonLanguage surveys
29 Archival description results for Language surveys
Bahing Language/Dialect. Five items connected with Hodgson's study of the Bahing Language/Dialect.
Brian Houghton Hodgson"Bahing verbs". Declension of different verbs in the Bahing language and notes concerning them. Note on back "Kirânti people presented by self in person to As. Soc. Beng. Nov 1857, 4 photographs. The paper "On the Kirânti tribe of the central Himalaya by B.H. Hodgson also with this document in which Hodgson sets out to explain the Kirânti language. Handwritten, 13 pieces, Nov 1857. Further cover with "Printed in Jour As Soc Bengal: Memoir of Kirânti people presented to As Soc Beng with 4 photographs, Nov 1857".
Brian Houghton HodgsonBahing Vocabulary. Lists of Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions and adverbs. Handwritten, 15 pieces, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonClassification of Bahing Verbs. Notes on, and examples of,different forms of Bahing verbs. Handwritten, 4 pieces, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonA set of six manuscripts. Most of these are concerned with Hodgson's comparison of vocabularies in the Himalayan region. There are also notes concerning English-German vocabulary.
Brian Houghton HodgsonComparative Vocabulary of the Broken tribes of Nepal. "Comparative vocabulary of the languages of the broken tribes of Népál". Vocabulary sheets comparing English, Dărăhí, Dénwár, Pahŕi or Pahi, Chépáng, Brá-mú, Hayu or Váyú, Kaswár. Handwritten, 4 large sheets, 8 sides plus a further sheet, 2 sides of notes, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonComparative Vocabulary of the Kiranti. "Comparative vocabulary of the several languages (dialects) of the celebrated people called Kirântis, now occupying the Eastern most province of the Kingdom of Nêpal, or the basin of the river Arun, which province is named after them, Kirânt. By B.H. Hodgson B.C.S." Sheets of vocabulary comparing English, Rodong or Chámlingu, Rúngchlíngbúng, Chlingtángya, Náchheríng, Wáling, Yákha, Chouraśya, Kulúnģya and Thulunģgya. Handwritten, 6 large sheets, 11 sides, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonContinuation of the Comparative Vocabulary of the broken tribes of Nepal. "Continuation of the Comparative vocabulary of the languages of the broken tribes of Nepal by B H Hodgson". Vocabulary sheets comparing English, Kusuńda, Pakhýa, Thakśya and Tháru. Handwritten, 5 large sheets, 9 sides, undated.
Brian Houghton HodgsonContinuation of the Comparative Vocabulary of the Kirântis. "Continuation of the comparative vocabulary of the several dialects of the Kirânti language B.H. Hodgson R.C.S." Vocabulary sheets comparing English, Báhinggyá, Lόhόrόng, Lámbichhang, Báláli, Sángpáng, Dúmi, Kháling and Dúngmáli. With extra annotations. Handwritten, 6 large sheets, 12 sides, undated.
Brian Houghton Hodgson