OF THE INDO-CHINESE NATIONS. 



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Some of them are purely mythological, but others 

 are Cheritras of the historical class. 



The Barma language has some variety of pronun- 

 ciation in the different provinces of that empire. 

 The dialect of the Yd, situated on the east of the 

 Arakan mountains, has been already noticed. The 

 Tanengsari, or language of the inhabitants of the Ta- 

 nastrim district, denominated Tinnaxv by the Siamese^ 

 also differs considerably from the common Barma. 

 The Taningsari certainly have many peculiarities of 

 expression, and many words in common use among 



