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Bengali. 

 Nominative. 

 Accusative. 

 Instrumental. 

 Dative. 



Ablative. < 



Genitive. 



Locative. < 



Kukur a Dog. 

 Singular 

 A dog. 



Kukur. 



Kukurke. 



Kukurte. 



Kukurere. To a dog. 



Kukurete or Ku- From a dog. 



kurhoite. 

 Kukur er. A dog's. 



Kukure or Kuku- In a dog. 



rete. 



Plural. 

 Kukurera. 



ASAMESE 



Kukur. 

 Kukurak. 

 By or with a dog. Kukurere. 



Kukuraloi. 

 Kukurarpara. 



Kukurar. 

 Kukurat. 



Norn. Kukurera. Kukurhat or Ku- 



kurbilak. 



Ace. Kukurerdigake. Kukurhatak or bi- 



lakak, &c. 



Inst. Kukurerdigete. By or with dogs. Kukurhatere. 



Dat. Kukurerdigere. To dogs. Kukurhataloi. 



Abl. Kukurerdighoite. From dogs. Kukurhatarpara. 



Gen. Kukurerder. dog's. Kukurhatar. 



Loc. Kukurerdigete. In dogs. Kukurhatat. 



The Comparison of Adjectives in Asaraese is effected by a similar 

 process to what may be termed the secondary form in current use in 

 Bengal, that is, by prefixing aru more, to the Positive, to form the 

 Comparative, and ati, very, to form the Superlative. 



The Bengalis have two kinds of Personal Pronouns. The one used to 

 express superiority or honor, the other inferiority or contempt. We 

 find this degrading consequence of aristocracy in the Asamese pronouns 

 also, but only in those of the 2nd and 3rd persons. 



Bengali. 

 1st Person Honorific, Nom. Ami. 



Ace. Amake, &c. 

 Inferior, Nom. Mui. 



Ace. Moke, &c. 

 2nd Person Honorific, Nom. Tumi. 



Ace. Tomake, &c. 

 Inferior, Nom. Tui. 



Ace. Toke, &c. 

 3rd Person Honorific, Nom. Tini. 



Ace. Tanhake, &c. 

 Inferior, Nom. Tiha. 



Ace. Tahake, &c. 



Asamese. 



Nom. Moi. 

 Ace Mok, &c. 



Nom. Tumi. 



Ace. Tomak, &c. 

 Nom. Toi. 



Ace. Tok, &c. 

 Nom. Teno. 



Ace. Tenok, &c. 

 Nom. Hi. 



Ace. Tak, &c. 



