Item WP/1/1 - 'Study made of 133 words in 29 different dialects to compare to the Archaic and Modern Manipuri'

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Typed manuscript titled 'A Study made of 133 words in 29 different dialects to compare to the Archaic and Modern Manipuri', with handwritten annotations on the front page: 'by Rev W Pettigrew late of Manipur State Assam India' and 'Preparatory to a paper proposed to write on the Archaic Manipuri language'. The manuscript has been formatted into a table which has the modern Manipuri dialect on the left and the archaic dialect on the right.

In Mrs Pettigrew's letter dated 26 May 1943, the typescript is described as 'evidently based on the Comparative Vocabulary of Grierson's Linguistic Survey' and was prepared for a paper for some journals.

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Manipuri (Mitei) Grammar with Illustrative Sentences by William Pettigrew. Allahabad: Pioneer Press, 1912. RAS shelf mark 23G.

Tangkhul Naga Grammar and Dictionary (Ukhrul Dialect) with Illustrative Sentences by William Pettigrew. Shillong: The Assam Secretariat Printing Office 1918. RAS shelf mark 23G.