THE SANTALS

Gam gam kudum kudum, okate buḍim calaḱkan ? Jhuri halaṅiń calaḱkan. O̱ko̱rtam buḍi jhuṛi do̱ ? Mĩhũ geco̱e le̱be̱t́ rạput́ke̱t́. cedaḱ mĩhũm le̱be̱t́ rạput́ke̱t́ ? Gại geco̱ bae toae̱t́. Cedaḱ

Sereń (Rạṛ So̠hrae) Purub kho̠ne ho̠e keda Pạchim kho̠ne̠ bharnḍo keda Mại na mại Sermare he̠nde̠ rimil Mại na mại taren kho̠n Lale̠r gamcha oṭaṅentam. Gamcha mạinam halaṅa se Noṛaḱ

Ona ko̠yo̠ḱ ho̠rreko tahẽ̠kana Hapṛamko aleren Tala ńindạ ipilko leka Ritić reaṛre bo̠ro̠pko cetante Gujuḱ reaḱ se̠ṅge̠l talate Ṭunḍạṅ arko taṛamakada E̠ke̠n sạdhinte jive̠do̠ḱ lạgit́. Hajar hajar serma bin oporomge

  Cando do̠ ńe̠l-ńe̠ltege co̠ṭ curạ lugu buru ḍhiprey danaṅena. Ńeto̠ḱ ḍhiṕ kuḍạm kho̠n araḱge daraṅ daraṅ rãt serma ṭuṅgạu se̠ć tuń rakaṕkana. Cẽ̠ṛẽ̠ ciprut́ hurlạu-gurlạu akoaḱ jirạuoḱ jaega se̠ćko