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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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I thank the authorities of the Central Institute
of Indian Languages, Mysore, especially DR.
D.P. Pattanayak, Director, for having given
me the opportunity of doing research on Karbi
language. He has been a source of inspiration,
encouragement and assistance which are essentially
needed for completing a work of this sort.
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I thank Dr. E. Annamalai, Director-in-charge,
Central Institute of Indian Languages, for his
supervision and guidance in the course of the
preparation of this grammar and for having made
the necessary arrangements. I have been extremely
benefitted by his suggestions in improving upon
the earlier versions of the grammar.
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thank the authorities of the Assam State especially
the Secretary and Director of Education for
the help they have rendered. I thank the Deputy
Commissioner, Karbi Anglong District and the
authorities of the District for the facilities
they gave me during my stay at Diphu. I thank
the authorities of the karbi Anglong District
Council for their assistance. In this context,
I thank Mr. B.R. Kalita, Education Officer and
Secretary, Primary Education Board who has always
been very kind and helpful to me. He helped
me in getting informants, making necessary arrangements
for my stay and in many other ways.
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I thank my principal informant Mr. Dhaniram
Terang for his patience, cooperation and help
and all other informants. I thank all those
who helped me in one way or another. I dedicate
this grammar to the karbi people on whose language
it is based.
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I thank Dr. M.S. Thirumalai, Professor-cum-Deputy
Director, CIIL, and Mr. H.L.N. Bharati, Assistant
Editor, CIIL, who are responsible for making
the necessary arrangements to publish the grammar.
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thank Mr. Syed Fareeduddin Ahmed who typed the
manuscript and Mr. S.B. Biswas, Manager, and
the Staff of the CIIL Printing Unit for the
neat execution of printing of this book.
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