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The adjectives Bipha and Bima, male and female, are commonly 

 added to the nouns that stand for animals. Thus : Achak, a dog. 

 Masc. : Achak bipha. Fem. : Achak bima. Machak, a deer. Masc. : 

 Machak bipha. Fem. : Machak bima. Denbo, a cat. Masc. : Denb6 

 bipha. Fem. : Denbo bima. 



Of Adjectives. 



Adjectives always follow the nouns they serve to qualify. As Bithe 

 manna, a ripe fruit, Mande nama, a good man. 



When a substantive is used adjectively to express a quality as existing 

 in another noun, it is put in the genitive case. Thus : Mandeni jak, 

 the human hand, or literally the hand of man. Ambal, wood, Ambalni 

 kethali, a wooden knife. 



Adjectives do not admit of comparison by any regular inflections ; 

 the comparative degree is expressed by the dative case of the noun, and 

 the addition of a word signifying than, beyond, fyc. Thus, Rowa, long. 

 Ina bate rowa, longer than this. Dela, great. Angna bate dela, greater 

 than I. In the superlative degree the comparison is made with the 

 word Rang or Darang, all, and the word bate, than, is placed after the 

 adjective. Thus, Darang-na del bate, greater than all, (greatest,) 

 Darang-na (rowa-bate) robate, longer than all, (longest.) 



When an adjective is used in composition with a noun the signs of 

 the cases are usually affixed to the adjective. Thus : 

 Nom. Mande namja, a bad man. 

 Gen. Mande namja-ni, of a bad man. 



Dat. Mande namja-na, to a bad man, fyc. 



Numerals. 



The numeral system of the Garos is emphatically decimal, and ex- 

 tends only so far as to admit of the enumeration of the fingers and toes. 



1. 



Sha. 



2. 



Gini. 



3. 



Githam 



4. 



Bri. 



5. 



Bonga. 



6. 



Dok. 



7. 



Sni. 



8. 



Chet. 



9. 



Shkti. 



10. 



Skang. 



11. 



Chi-sha. 



12. 



Chi-gini. 



13. 



Chi-githam 



14. 



Chi-bri. 



15. 



Chi-bonga. 



16. 



Chi-dok. 



17. 



Chi-sni. 



18. 



Chi-chet. 



19. 



Chi-shkii. 



20. 



Chi-skang. 



