1896.] G. A. Grierson—On the Kagmtrt Vowel-System. 295 
Kacmiri this word would be written Te gud*, with u-matra, This u 
Wwe may call «%, If, however, after pouting out the lips, we allow them 
quickly to resume their original position before commencing to sound 
the d of good, it will be noticed that a slightly different tone-colour 
is given to the 00. Thissound we may callw!. In Kacmiri, an ordinary 
wis pronounced as u!, but when followed by u-matra it is pronounced 
as u*, the final consonant, as usual being also pronounced more fully 
than in English. . We thus get the following examples 
TH gur“, pronounced gu*rr, a horse (masc.) 
BY sur, zutrr, a daughter’s son (masc.) 
Wt ¢gur, cu8rr, a child (of either sex) (masc.) 
Se hur’, abr, surplus (mase.) | 
i tul, tu®l]l, we have lifted him. 
ae kul, : -kudll, a tree (masc.) 
wa gup", gu*pp a sieve (masc.) | 
zm fuk, tu®kk, we have torn him with the teeth. 
wT rut, rurtt, right (not wrong). 
3st buz, bu®zz, we have parched him. 
Fa_ wue", wu*zz, he bubbled up. 
HA kun, ku?nn, sold. 
aq tshun, tshu®nn, he put in. 
ua tuk",  ¢ tsu*kk, sour. 
qe wre, wurrr, rice boiled dry (masc.) . 
ae wult, wull, a small hole in a wall for ventilation or 
= _ light (mase.) 
=i dub“, du*bb, a sound (mase. ) 
aa thyup*, thyu*pp, a basket for fruit or animals (masc.) 
a mus", murss, fatigue, a small turnip (masc.) 
St phuhur, phuhutrr, burnt rice at the bottom of a pot. 
When the vowel wu is followed by a-mdtra the pronunciation is 
hardly affected at all. Merely the final consonant is strengthened : 
Thus, ti 
Te gur%, pronounced gurr, a mare, 
Se enr®, err, daughter’s daughter. 
gat buz*, buzz, we have parched her. 
Fe mur’, murr, the width of sleeve or trousers at wrist or 
ankle (fem.) 
