Manipuri to English:
ꯈꯨꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯐꯕ ꯊꯥꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯇꯦꯟꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯥꯡꯉꯤ: ꯏꯪ ꯱꯷꯸꯵ꯗ ꯁꯔꯖꯟ ꯖꯣꯟ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯋꯥꯔꯠꯅ ꯆꯥꯎꯟꯄꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯎꯅꯨꯄꯥꯗ "ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯑꯅꯝꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯗꯒꯦꯠ ꯍꯤꯜꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯅꯔꯁ ꯗꯨꯀꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯟꯚꯦꯟꯇ ꯒꯥꯔꯗꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯜ ꯗ꯭ꯔꯨꯔꯤ (꯱꯸ꯁꯨꯕ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯆꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯊꯦꯡꯕ ꯇꯥꯡꯀꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯟꯗꯟꯗ ꯑꯣꯛꯇꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯈꯪꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ)ꯗꯒꯤ ꯏꯔꯥꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯂꯥꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ" ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯏꯈꯤ꯫
British women of good social standing were scarce; in 1785 surgeon John Stewart wrote to his brother from Cawnpore: "Many of the women here are mere adventuresses from Milliners shops on Ludgate Hill and some even from Covent Garden and Old Drury [well-known areas of prostitution in late 18th century London].