224 COMPARATIVE VOCABULARY OF THE 



The third dialed* of the Burma language is fpoken by 

 fmall tribe called Yo. There are four governments of 

 this nation, iituated on the eaft tide of the Arakan 

 mountains, governed by chiefs of their own, but tribu- 

 tary to the Burmas. 



The fourth dialect is that of what we call the 

 coaft of Tenajfenm, from its city now in ruins, whole 

 proper name was Tahayntharee. Thefe people, com- 

 monly called by the Burmas, Dawayza and Byeitza ; 

 from the two governments, of which their country 

 confifh, have moil frequently been fubjedtcd to Siarn 

 or Pegu ; iu. r at prelent they are fubjecls of the Burma 

 ting. 



Although (lit dialect, s of thefe people, to one ano- 

 ther, appear very diftincl, yet the difference coniifts 

 chiefly in fuch minute variations of accent as not to be 

 obfervable by a flfanger. In the fame manner as an 

 Rnglijhman at fir it is fcldoin able to dillinguilh even 

 the Aberdeen accent from that of the other ihires of 

 Scotland, which to a Scotchman appears fo different ; 

 fo, in moft cafes, I could perceive no difference in the 

 words of thefe four languages, although among the 

 Burmas, any of the provincials, fpeaking generally, 

 produced laughter, and often appeared to be with dif- 

 ficulty underitood. I fhall, therefore, only give a lift 

 of the Burma words ; thofe of the other dialects are 

 the fame, where difference is not mentioned. 



J. Ehgiyb. Myammatv. Yalain. Tanayntbarce. Yo. 



1 Sun Nay — — — 



2 Moon La — — — 



3 Star Kyec Kyay — Kay 



4 Earth Myacgyee — ■ — — 



5 Water Yin Ree — Rae 



6 Fire 



