302 G. A. Grierson — On the Kagmirt Vowel-System.. [No. 3, 
‘Thus take the base aTt brar-, cat. Its masc. nom. is formed by 
adding w-matra, and is therefore #1q bror". Its masc. pl. is formed by 
adding i-ma@tra and is therefore aif brar. So also by adding #-matra, 
to form the feminine, we have aS brar®, pronounced brérr, and so many 
others. It is unnecessary to give further examples, as sufficient will be 
found on page 290. i; 
On the other hand, an original 6 followed ne any watra-vowel 
becomes % Thus—> 
Followed by 1-matra, 
The base Wre- poth- (fem.), makes its Nom. Se. ufy pathi (for 
poth") (pr. puithi), a book. But the Nom. Pl: is Wey pathy (pothé). 
So also Dat. Se. tifa pa (pr. po'tht), in which the final 7 is fully- 
pronounced. 
Base are bdl-, Bess ; nom. sg. af bali (for bal-') (pr. built) 
The 4/ atst b0z, hear, makes the Pl. Mase. of its Past tense af 
bizi (for boz-*) (pr. baz), but Pl. Fem. qjsz boz*. The vowel @ is nota 
matra-vowel. 
/ <a voz, remain, Past tense, Pl. Masc. efe-radé (for 7dz-) (pr. 
ru'd*). 
Followed by u-mdaira 
This only occurs in the case of verbs, e.g. 
/ AH bGz, hear, Past tense, Sg. Mase. wb biz (for boz-") (pr. bizz) 
af XSI; 702, remain’ 4,> = 3 = vid" (for rdz-")(pl. rudd) 
a/ €ra don, card wool, SoS gs Sa din (for dén~*) (pr. dunn) 
Followed by w-matra. 
Base art kor—, a girl. Wom. se. it formed by adding u-matra) Fe kier® 
' (for kar-7) ; but nom. pl. ara kary% (kore). 
Base wit lar-, a stick. Nom. sg. ae liv® (for lor-*) 
/ @s1_boz, hear, Past tense, Fem. sg. (formed by adding u-matra) 
ax. buz® (for bdz-*) (pr. buzz). 
EN 
/ Ta 762 remain, Past tense, Fem. sg., oi. ruz® (for roz-*), (pr. 
vUz2Z). 
/ ata don, card, Past tense, fem, sg. ul din® (for don-*), (pr. 
dunn). 
It will thus be seen, that G never appears followed by i-matra, or 
by w#-matra; and that ae it appears followed by w-mdatra it i 1s not 
‘original, but represents an original a. 
