298  — G. A. Grierson —On the Kagmirt Vowel-System: - [No.8 
qa tun, tu*nn, navel (masc.) 
Bq min, mié*nn, wall of a house (masce.) 
Te pir", purr, a step (masc.) 
a dun", - du*nn, a cotton cleaner (masc.) 
BST ran", ri*nn, a husband (masce.) 
NM 
Se ordids, ru’dd, remained (masc.) 
we lise, pronounced Ji*ss, tired. 
Ag 
qq wun", wi?nn, we have woven. 
AY 
wa lun, _- li®nn, we have reaped him. 
Ne ‘ : 
When % is followed by #-matra, its pronunciation is hardly affected : 
thus . 
we lar’, Brotpence’ larr, a stick (fem.) 
Te 
we khir?, khirr, a heel (fem.) 
a 
TE gur®, gurr, a milk-maid (fem.) 
ce dir*, dirr, a breeches’ string (fem.) 
Ss 2 se e 
Ie zur, euv"rr, a wooden candlestick (fem.) 
RE kur’, kurr, a girl (fem.) 
ze diir?, durr, an alley (fem.) 
FE mir, mirr, a withe (fem.) 
zt min, minn, wool of sheep (fem.) 
Ta zun*, zunn, moon light (fem.) 
There is also a very peculiar #, something like a long. German ii,: 
pronounced through the teeth. It is represented in transliteration by 
The following are examples of its use. 
U 
ae tar®, pronounced tzr, cold. 
vas p utsih, twenty-five. 
Hobe 
Re kar*, pronounced kgr, cruel (fem.) (mase. HX kr.) 
| 
Te gud*, gudd, foolish (fem.) (mase. as gud".) : 
aT kats*, kzts, how much P (fem. aor aee pl. ae kete?.) 
wn ue , 
f f  tsun, powdered. 
om, thak*, thyk, attacked by the horns of any animal 
(fem.) (masc. & eR thak). 
i : a QAY 
wfaa satin, by means of. 
When the vowel r commences a word, it is pronounced rya, and the 
mark * is placed over it to show modification. Thus wu, a season 
