Ye two ffive. 



1S75.] G. E. Fryer — On the KJigeng people of Sandoivay, AraJcan. 53 



The letter n frequently precedes verbal roots whose initial letters are 

 1c, g, f, d, ch, z ; and the letter m those roots which commence with^> or b. 



Eoots ending in ' auk' sometimes for the sake of euphony change the 

 ■ auk' into ' o', as — ' kie ka klauk u' I am falling ; ' aya£ klo u' lie is falling. 



The following will serve as a model for the variations a Khyeng verb 

 undergoes. 



' Pe7/, to give. 



Indicative Mood. 



Pkesent Tense. 



Singular. 



1. kie kapek u I give. 



2. naun napek u Thou givest. 



3. aya£ napek u He gives. 



Dual. 



1. kie hni mapek u We two give. 



2. naun hni mapek u 

 nahoi napek u 



3. ava£ hni mapek u )* m , . 



J -i > ihey two give, 



nahoi napek u ; 



Plural. 



1. kie me mapek u "We give. 



2. naun me mapek u ~i 

 nahio napek u J 



3. avati mapek u ) m, 



■ " • l > They give, 



yati bio napek u ) 



Past Tense. 

 Singular. 



1. kie kape7£ niu I gave. 



2. naun n ape/c niu Thou gavest. 



3. aya£ nape& niu He gave. 



In the same manner through the dual and plural numbers. 



Futuke Tense. 

 Singular. 



1. hie kapek ei I shall give. 



2. naun napek ei Thou shalt give. 



3. aya£ napek ei He shall give. 

 And so on through the dual and plural numbers. 



The participial form is denoted by the genitive and dative particles 

 being affixed to the root, as — ' son gu khlaung' the running man ; ' to hmu 

 agu kat u hoi ' having seen that both ivept. 



