The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; New Series [11, 1 ed.]

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THE

JOURI^AL OF THE

^

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF

GEEAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

s:es,ies.

VOLUME THE ELEVENTH.

LONDON: TRUBHER AND

CO., 57

&

59,

MDCCCLXXIX.

LUDGATE HILL.

STEPHEN AXTSTIN ANP SONS,

PRINTERS, HERTFORD,

CONTENTS OF VOL. [new

XI.

series.]

OEIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. PAGE

Art.

I.

— On the Position

II.

—Notice

Women

By Edward

Time. Art.

of

in the East in Olden

Thojias, F.B.S

of the Scholars

who hare

I

Contribnted to

the Extension of our Knowledge of the Languages of British India during the last Thii'ty Tears.

By Kobert N. Art. III.

—Ancient

Hon. Librarian E.A.S

Gust,

Arabic Poetry

Authenticity.

By

;

its

61

Genuineness and

Sir WiLLiAii

Muir, K.C.S.I.,

LL.D Art. IV.

—

72

Note on Hanrique’s Mission and the Catholics in the

Time

of

Shah Jahan.

By H.

G. Keexe, Esq.

— On Sandhi in Pali. By the late E. C. Cheldees. VI. — Arabic Amulets and Mottoes. By E. T. Eogers,

Art. Y. Art.

M.E.A.S Art. VII.

— On the Coast

— On II.

mentioned

by

By Major

Ptolemy,

Arrian,

and

E. Mockler

among the Paintings

129

in the Caves at Ajanta.

Pergussox, Vice-President

— On the Proper Names

of the

Mohammadans.

Sir T. E. CoLEBEOOKE, Bart.,

Art. X.

Makran

the Identification of the Portrait of Chosroes

By James Art. IX.

99

122

Identification of Places on the

Marcian.

Art. VIII.

93

—Piinciples

of

155

By

M.P

171

Composition in Chinese, as deduced

from the Written Characters.

By

the Eev. Dr.

Legge, Professor of Chinese at Oxford

238

IV

CONTENTS.

PAGE

Art. XI.

—A

Specimen

Zoongee (or Zurngee) Dialect

of the

of a Tribe of Xagas, bordering on the Valley of

Assam, between the Dikho and Desoi Eivers, embracing over Forty Villages.

Mr. Clark, Missionary Art. XII.

—The

—A

the Kev.

278

Gaurian compared with the Romance Lan-

guages.

Art. XIII.

By

at Sibsagar

Part

I.

By Mr.

E. L. Brandreth.

By W.

.

287

G. Aston, Assistant

Japanese Secretary, H.B.M.’s Legation, Yedo

—Dialects Rogers

Index

.

Comparative Study of the Japanese and

Korean Languages.

Art. XIV.

.

of

Colloquial

Arabic.

By

E.

.

.

317

T.

365 381

CONTENTS OF VOL.

XI.

PART

III.

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series.]

PRIITPETON h£C,

AUG I8c0

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ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

Akt. XII.

—The Gaurian compared with the Eomance Languages.

Aet. XIII.

—A

Part

I.

By Mr.

E. L. Beandeeth.

.

287

Comparative Study of the Japanese and

Korean Languages. By W. G. Aston, Assistant Japanese Secretary, H.B.M.’s Legation, Yedo

Aet. XIV.

—Dialects Bogees

Index.

of

Colloquial

Arabic.

By

E.

317

T.

365 381

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