198 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [March, 



7. 



Dim. 



32. 



So-nyi, &c. 



8. 



Gyed. 



40. 



Zi-chu. 



9. 



Gu. 



41. 



Ze-chi, &c. 



10. 



Chu, or Chu-tam-pa. 



50. 



Nga-chu. 



11. 



Chu-chi. 



60. 



Tu-chu. 



12. 



Chu-nyi, &c. 



70. 



Diin-chu. 



20. 



Nyi-chu, {two tens.) 



80. 



Gye-cliu. 



21. 



Nyer-chi. 



90. 



Gu-chu. 



22. 



Nyer-nyi, &c. 



100. 



Khya. 



30. 



Sum-chu. 



1000. 



Tong. 



31. 



So-chi. 







The unit following the decade in regular order. 



There are no ordinals. 



The numerals, when put in conjunction with a noun, require that the 

 noun, (which is always put before it) be in the singular number ; as, 

 mi chu, ten men. Lo khya, a hundred years. 



Of Pronouns. 



The Bhotias, like the Chinese, have a variety of terms to express the 

 Personal Pronouns. 



There are no less than six to represent the Jirst person. These are : 

 Nga, and Dag, in common use. 



Khopo, masculine. 



Kho-mo, feminine. 



Nged, the honorific, 



and Rang, used emphatically. 



The terms used to denote the second person, are Khyod, which is 

 commonly used, and Khyed, expressive of civility. 



The pronouns of the third person, are Kho, most commonly used for 

 both the masculine and feminine. 



Kho-pa, masculine. 



Kho-ma, feminine. 



Khong, used respectfully. 

 Khong-pa, Ditto. masculine. 



Khong-ma, Ditto. feminine. 



They are all declined according to the scheme given above for the 

 declension of nouns. 



