Indian Antiquary Vol 27

SR No.: 032519
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 404
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(AUGUST, 1898.
English.
Lhota-Naga.
Sense of Vernacular.
...
10 annas
. 14 1 rupee
... ...
... ...
adh6l;86... ...
môiya mungo ... ... mõiyâ tírók ... ... môiyê tîing ...
Örâng matsanga râmpiîk matanngå
pikka, opikko ... ... pikka sü pôko ...
... (udhél, half rupee)
5 môiya ... | 6 môiri ... 7 mbiya
1 rupee 1
rapee ... rupeo plus half
...
11 rupee87
...
...
What the expressions for the odd annas are I am not sure, but, from the general indications given, they are probably expressed either by rángmyő + numoral (e. g., rúngmyo et'am, 3 annas, ránguyó mángo, 5 annas), or by the use of sü póko, "plus a half” (e. g., miiyá si polo, môiya and a half = 3 ennas; môiy á enni si póko, 2 môiya and a half = 5 anpas).
Lhota-Naga Copper-money Table.
English.
Lhota-Naga.
Sense of vernacular.
"
smaller than red coin
1 1
pie pice
... ...
1 red coin
rångmyő terüvô rângmyo matsauga pôisa matsanga pôisko enni ... pôisa et'am ... poisd mezü ...
...
...
2 red coins
... ...
... ... (anna) ...
... ... ...
...
3 4
3
»
... ...
,
...
4
,
The metals are badly expressed by the Lhota Nagas, owing, no doubt, to their small acquaintance with them. Thus, the word for silver is given as dräng, but no word is given for gold at all, and one word, yongchák, does duty for brass, copper, tin and iron, i. e., really for any metal not silver or money, while pyöntsü is used for lead.
The words given for weight and the scales have an apparent connection with that for cowry, which is odd and unusual. E. g., weight is efil (p. 158); balance is éfu (p. 90); cowry is fúfo (p. 143). There are words to express the actual balancing of articles weighed against each other in ek'aing and k'ití (p. 168), the first having a most suspiciously borrowed appearance.
Three words are translated counterfeit money" by Mr. Witter, viz., rángtáp, Bráng-n'tap8, rángyimo; a fact which it rather surprises one to find in the language of such a tribe, but they
# Witter, p.70. It is clearly the Indian adhna : see Beames' ed. of Elliot, Glossary, Vol. II. p. 2. # Witter, p. 81. Also at p. 128 there is given ts'en, which also means wages. 97 Witter, p. 81.
* Rangmy is throughout a synonym for póisl.