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Sir George Abraham Grierson OM KCIE FBA (7 January 1851 – 9 March 1941) was an Irish administrator and linguist in British India.He worked in the Indian Civil Service but an interest in philology and linguistics led him to pursue studies in the languages and folklore of India during his postings in Bengal and Bihar.
The Survey was first proposed by George Abraham Grierson, a member of the Indian Civil Service and a linguist who attended the Seventh International Oriental Congress held at Vienna in September 1886. He made a proposal of the linguistic survey and it was initially turned down by the Government of India.
Batohiya (Bhojpuri: 𑂥𑂗𑂷𑂯𑂱𑂨𑂰; IAST: Baṭohīyā; transl. Foreigner) is a Bhojpuri poem written by Raghuveer Narayan in 1911. [1] [2] This Purbi song became very popular and George Abraham Grierson also recorded this song for Linguistic Survey of India in 1920. [2]
Some of its notable proponents include George Abraham Grierson [2] [3] (who organised the Linguistic Survey of India), Franklin Southworth, [4] and Claus Peter Zoller. [5] It has faced a robust opposition, with scholars such as Suniti Kumar Chatterji [ 6 ] and Colin P. Masica [ 7 ] opposing the theory, and an alternative East–West theory of ...
George Grierson may refer to: George Grierson (politician) (1867–1931), politician in Manitoba, Canada; George Grierson (printer) (c. 1679–1753), Scottish-born printer and publisher in Dublin, Ireland; George Grierson (footballer) (1905–1962), Scottish footballer; George Abraham Grierson (1851–1941), Irish administrator and linguist in ...
The main origin of this language has been pointed out by George Abraham Grierson as ‘Dafla’. [3] He included different varieties under a common name which is known as North Assam group. The varieties are Dafla, Miri and Abor according to him. Daflas used to denote them as ‘Nyi-Shi’. these tribes inhabited between the Assam Valley and Tibet.
George Abraham Grierson was a distinguished linguist who devoted much of his life to the study of dialects from the Indian sub-continent. [3] John Grierson is widely regarded as the father of the British documentary film movement. [3]
This language is noted in the first Linguistic Survey of India done by George Abraham Grierson. Powari seems to be mixture of Bundeli, Bagheli, Marathi, Malvi and Nimadi. A large impact of Bagheli and Bundeli can be seen on Powari dialect as the Powars of Malwa migrated to this area through Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand. As the Powars are ...