48 G. E. Fryer — On the Khyeng people ofSandoway, Arakan. [No. 1, 



I as I 



m as m 



n as n 



p as p 



r as r 



s as s 



sh as sh 

 t as £ 



teas to 



y as y 



# as z 



/we ; 

 mine, 

 nine ; 

 pine, 

 run. 

 see. 

 shine, 

 tiny, 

 ivay. 

 you. 



I as ]r in wheelrim. 



ng as in anger. 



in English. 



Adopting Mr. Beames' system of classification, the Khyeng language 

 belongs to the Lohitic or Burmese class of the Turanian family. Its struc- 

 ture is monosyllabic, consisting of roots or stem words which undergo no 

 change except for the purposes of euphony. As the afformatives are for 

 the most part words which have lost the power of separate existence, the 

 language is in the agglutinated stage. It is very simple in construction 

 and expression, but elaborate in its tones. 



One or two of the most marked ones are here indicated : 



The acute accent over a letter or syllable indicates a rising tone of the 

 voice as when raised at the end of a question. 



The grave accent over a letter or syllable indicates a falling tone of the 

 voice. 



The horizontal stroke above letters indicate an emphatic stress to be 

 laid on the pronunciation of the syllable over which it appears. 



Final consonants are often mute, they are formed in the mouth but not 

 always pronounced unless a vowel follows. In this sketch final consonants 

 in italics should not be sounded. 



On Nottns. 



Khyeng words of this class may be divided into : — 



1. Nouns Primitive, i. e. such as are monosyllables bearing their pri- 

 mitive signification. 



2. Nouns Derivative, i. e. such as are formed by the addition of some 

 formative syllable. 



3. Nouns Composite, i. e. such as are formed by the union of two dif- 

 ferent roots. 



Primitive Nouns or those which are monosyllabic, are such as the fol- 

 lowing : — 



a, a fowl. 



blum. a hill, 



dek the earth. 



kiau a mountain. 



pom a forest. 



hten a tree. 



tui water. 



ui a clog. 



