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A Comparative Dictionary of the Bihari Language

Keywords: Bihari, Language, English, Dictionary, Bihar, Dialects, Regional Languages, Grammar, Colonial Education, Colonial Language

Publisher: Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta

Description: This book holds the honour of being the first dictionary of the Bihari language to be ever written. It was compiled by A.F. Rudolf Hoernle and George A Grierson, members of the Bengal education and civil service respectively, under the patronage of the then Government of Bengal. Its introduction gives context by explaining the grammar of the Bihari language such as the use of adjectives, their feminine and masculine gender, nouns, articles, meaning and utility of ‘tatsam’ and ‘tadbhava’ etc. The latter half of the book contains numerous Bihari words with their English language meanings.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributr.compiler A.K. Rudolf Hoernle, George A. Grierson
dc.coverage.spatial India
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-25T05:22:05Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-25T05:22:05Z
dc.description This book holds the honour of being the first dictionary of the Bihari language to be ever written. It was compiled by A.F. Rudolf Hoernle and George A Grierson, members of the Bengal education and civil service respectively, under the patronage of the then Government of Bengal. Its introduction gives context by explaining the grammar of the Bihari language such as the use of adjectives, their feminine and masculine gender, nouns, articles, meaning and utility of ‘tatsam’ and ‘tadbhava’ etc. The latter half of the book contains numerous Bihari words with their English language meanings.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent 50 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta
dc.subject Bihari, Language, English, Dictionary, Bihar, Dialects, Regional Languages, Grammar, Colonial Education, Colonial Language
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1885
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-001503
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributr.compiler A.K. Rudolf Hoernle, George A. Grierson
dc.coverage.spatial India
dc.date.accessioned 2018-07-25T05:22:05Z
dc.date.available 2018-07-25T05:22:05Z
dc.description This book holds the honour of being the first dictionary of the Bihari language to be ever written. It was compiled by A.F. Rudolf Hoernle and George A Grierson, members of the Bengal education and civil service respectively, under the patronage of the then Government of Bengal. Its introduction gives context by explaining the grammar of the Bihari language such as the use of adjectives, their feminine and masculine gender, nouns, articles, meaning and utility of ‘tatsam’ and ‘tadbhava’ etc. The latter half of the book contains numerous Bihari words with their English language meanings.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent 50 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Bengal Secretariat Press,Calcutta
dc.subject Bihari, Language, English, Dictionary, Bihar, Dialects, Regional Languages, Grammar, Colonial Education, Colonial Language
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1885
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-001503
dc.format.medium text