Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2011
In the Address delivered by him at the Second International Congress of Orientalists, in 1874, Prof. Max Miiller remarks, “No real advance has been made in the classification of the Non-Aryan Indian dialects since the time when I endeavoured, some twenty years ago, to sum up what was then known on that subject in my letter to Bunsen, ‘On the Turanian Languages.’” A table of the Indian languages is given by Max Müller in that most popular work of his, eight editions of which have already been published, the Lectures on the Science of Language. A very few lines are devoted to these languages in the Lectures: for further particulars we are referred to the above-mentioned letter on the Turanian languages.
page 30 note 1 Also ancient Tamil, a very important study; and two dialects, Irula and Kuruba.
page 30 note 2 Other dialects in Hunter's Dictionary, Gayeti, Rutluk, Madi. Others, again, called after the Districts in the Central Province in Sir George Campbell's specimens.
page 31 note 1 Called Mrung in Chittagong.
page 31 note 2 A different language from the Lhopa of the preceding class.
page 31 note 3 Called Bunan in Lahoul.
page 31 note 4 Seventeen dialects: Rodong, Rüngchenbung, Chhingtángya, Nácchereng, Wáling, Yákha, Chourásya, Kulúngya, Thulungya, Bahingya, Lohorong, Lambichhong, Báláli, Sáng-páng, Dumi, Kháling, Dungmáli.
page 31 note 5 Apparently the Seebsaugor and Abhay Purya of Sir George Campbell's specimens.
page 31 note 6 In another list Muthun.
page 31 note 7 Probably Campbell's Hatigarya.
page 31 note 8 Probably Campbell's Deka Himong.
page 31 note 9 Probably Campbell's Dop-darya.
page 31 note 10 Probably Campbell's Miklai.
page 31 note 11 Called Kakhyen in Yunan.
page 31 note 12 Called Mugh in Chittagong, Eukheng in Arakan.
page 32 note 1 Two dialects, Songbu and Puiron.
page 32 note 2 Three dialects, Northern, Central, and Southern.
page 32 note 3 Not classed. See page 25.
page 31 note 4 Four other dialects in Campbell's specimens, Synteng, Battoa, Amwee, Lakadong.