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Note on the Pronunciation of the Tibetan Language. [No. 2, 



Zad, barley. 



Yushi, meal, flour. 



Bangtsi, sleeve. 



Big, field. 



Bindri, lead (plumbum). 



Betsi, ear. 



Boang, rwang, hill, mountain. 



La, goat ; rock, cliff. 



Lama, sheep. 



Lala, song. 



L/ang, dung. 



Lan, wind. 



Lab, leaf. 



Las, price. 



Lis, ice. 



Len, work, action. 



Lo, carpet. 



Lha, moon. 



Lha Kham, month. 



Lhe, tongue. 



Lhegs, villager; community. 



Shag, birch-tree. 



Sharpa, youth, boy. 



Shirti, rain. 



Shirped, broom. 



Shu, blood. 



Shugtsi, comb. 



Shel, summer. 



Shosha, heart. 



Shrag, shame. 



Shrangs, horse, pony. 



Shrig, louse (Tib. shig.) 



Shrim, arrow. 



Shoantsi, shwantsi, dove. 



Sazha, hukka. 



Sagsa, grasshopper. 



Sampa, meat, eatables. 



Sibi, flute, pipe. 



Seshi, friend, accpiaintance. 



Soti, water. 



Skyugtrong, breast. 



Sta, vein ; artery. 



Stagorwa, neck. 



Smutig, flea. 



Aiva, father. 



Ag, mouth. 



Amphang, carrot. 



Amtsi, road. 



Kyui, long. 



Kha'i, black. 



Khye'i, sweet. • 



Khijoi, dry. 



Gadgad, rough. 



Golwe'i, blind. 



Grangi, grani.* 



Ngai, straight. 



Chung gor, deep. 



Chuini, few. 



Chhei, warm. 



Chhoi, fat, well-fed. 



Nyeme, nice (to the taste). 



Tai, being, having, possessing, 



rich. 

 Tingi, blue. 

 Tunig, short. 



Thi, wet, thin (in case of liquids). 

 Damshi, pure, clean, fine. 

 Dezi, great. 

 Nui, new. 

 Noi, much, many. 



* It is not ng in sing, but the nasalised vowel as in the Hindustani men, 

 men. 



