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In all these, as in most other languages, the adjectives denoting good, 

 bad, great, and little, are irregular in their comparison. 



WELSH. ERSE. 



Good, etc. Da, Gwell, Gorau Maith, Nios fear, Ro maith 



Bad. Drwg, Gwaeth, Gwaethaf Ole, Nios moesa, Ro ole 



Great. Mawr, Mvry, Mwyaf Mor, Nios mo, Ro mor 



Little. Bach, Llai, Lleiaf Beag, Nios luge, Ro beag. 



The Cornish and Armoric are nearly similar. 



PRONOUNS. 



Eng. Welsh. CornUh. Armoric. Erse. Scot.-Gael. Mank». ■ 



I M.,F. Mau Mi Ma Me Ma Me Mo Mi Mo Me My 



Thou T, lau Ty Da Oud Da Tu Do Tu Do Oo D.y 



"^ Ev E. E E Ea E E or Se A E A Eh E 



w" I- f' S' ' "^^ "' '<"•«' ^ ^ A Ee E 



We Ni Em N. Agan Ny Hon In, Sin Ar Sin Ar Shin 



Ye Chfti Eich Cliui Agyz Cliouy Ho Ibli.Sibh Bur Sibh Bliur Shin 



Ihey Hwy Eu Gy Agei Ou O lad.Siad A lad An Ad 

 or 

 Hwynt 



In Welsh, affixes derived from these pronouns are compounded with the 

 prepositions governing them when in construction. These affixes consist 

 of the radical letter of the pronoun, preceded bv a vowel ; for instance 

 Af, \f, or Of, from Mi or Fi ; Oni, Yni, from Ni, etc. 



The variation of the initial vowels renders these affixes (as the variation 

 of the initial consonants does nouns) appropriate to the different classes of 

 prepositions. 



The following specimen of the declension of a personal pronoun will 

 sufficiently illustrate this. 



The Cornish is similar. 



VERBS. 



1. The radix of verbs appears to be a noun of action or attribute. 



2. That radix, by suffering certain clianges, receives the additional idea 

 that the action or attribute denoted, is exerted eitlier by or upon the per- 

 son or thing connected with it in construction j constituting voice. 



3. Otiicr changes in the radix convey the additional idea of the peculiar 

 mode of action, or mood. 



4. Others of the time of action, tense. 



.5. Others of the person to whom the action is attributed, person 

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