p- 201. 
122 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [February, 1913.] 
stay with her parents, unless she begets children in the mean- 
- time and is thus entitled to set up a separate household. 
Should the parents disapprove of the alliance, the girl may 
leave them and marry lawfully without their consent. 
e Padam is very active, jolly, a lover of freedom and 
independence, generous, noble-hearted, plain-spoken, more 
honest than the average Oriental, not over-moderate in ne 
and drinking, at least as far as quantity is concerned. I hav 
not lived long enough among them to be able to speak of their 
morality. I confess I have never been able to discover what 
they understand by modesty; they seem to possess much of 
the child’s simplicity, and Mimbo is undoubtedly less cor- 
rupt ere Paris. Dancing is the bodily exercise these people 
love m 
I nerbwith join a short glossary as a specimen of their 
language. 
Man -. Ammie. I (nominative case) .. Gno. 
Woman imeu. Me (genitive case) .. Gnok. 
ale .. Milbong. ,»» (accusative case) .. Gnom. 
Female .. Neng-eu You (sing., nom. case).. No 
Youngman.. Jame , (genitive case) ok 
i mS immoo me __,, (accusative case) .. Nom 
Old man .. Midjing. He (nomin. case Bu. 
Old Woman.. Eudjo. ,»» (genitive case) Buk 
Friend .. Sangue. »> (accusat. case) . B 
Wood .. Isching .. Gnoloa 
Water ri Si. You . Noloo 
Boiled rice.. Amu. They Booloo 
Fire : eu Sun ee .. Domie. 
House .- Eukoumeu. Moon “3 «<j, EDs 
1 love you oy om aiang. 
Why do you fear? .. Kapilla pussoie ? 
Come quick .. Soallabangmenu 
Go away Guigueto. 
Don’t fear Peussu menpeka 
I am hungry ie ak, 
Give me some meat .. Adine bi. 
What is your name? .. Nok amine evkoa ? 
NON I Ne 
