1840.] 



Vocabulary of the Ho language. 



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"I soomang, eskarchim 

 alone, | ^^ Sontae word J 

 great many or very, essoo, 

 much, poora, 



then (at that time,) enbetar, 

 hither, neeparte, 

 thither, enparte, 

 hence, niaite, 

 here, nendre, 

 there, endre. 



on one side, kootee re, 

 far, sanging, 

 near, naite or jappar, 

 above, sirma re, 

 below, sooba re, 

 behind, danang re, 

 quickly, buddeete, 

 separate, essam, 

 in, re, 



~\ both are 



out, by, with, from, te,j affixes, 



}terrparte or terr- the whole, jake, 

 parparrum, the half, talla. 

 this side, niparparrum, each, mootid, 



in the midst, talla r6. 



Adverbs are formed by adding t^ to their abjectives. 



like, leka, why ? chikan mente, 



a little, anga or angaleka, *' never fear" '^ there now !" 



or else, bandredo, " depend upon it" &c. 



I joo ! 



To this Vocabulary might be added a long list of terms of relation- 

 ship, more elaborate in the Ho language probably than in Hindu- 

 stanee; also a catalogue of Keelees, or Clans, into which the Hos are 

 subdivided ; but these I omitted ascertaining during my stay in the 

 Kolehan, and the opportunity of so doing is now lost. Many of their 

 proper names are names of birds, beasts, &c, and from their birth 

 they frequently retain nick-names, descriptive of some peculiarity 

 in early childhood. 



H A few names of Places. 



Chybassa, the dwelling of Chye, Lossod ikir, the muddy pool, 

 Pootoo dirree, the window stone 

 Tonto hattoo, village of ants, 



Keead chalom, parakeet's tail, 

 Hoio hattoo, village of winds, 

 Geetil pee, the plain of sand, 

 Bye hattoo, village of Bur trees, 



Roko sookoa, " pleasant to flies," 

 Syul dowree, the gower's shoulder, 

 Kattia mara, rats and peacocks, 

 Sarjum hattoo, village of Saul trees, 



Kadulsookwa, /"P>«asant in 

 I plantains," 

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