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Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [March, 



A peculiarity in the use of the above numerals is here worthy of 

 notice. 



When applied to men, the particle Shak, is always prefixed ; thus : 

 Mande shak skang, ten men. Angna nono shak-bri donga, I have Jive 

 brothers. And when the individuals of a group or company are reck- 

 oned up the computation proceeds thus : Shak-sha, Shak-gini, Shak- 

 githam, or Shak-tham, Shak-bri, &c. 



When the numerals are applied to individuals of the brute creation, 

 they are preceded by the particle Mang ; thus : Machu mang-dok, six 

 cows. D66 mang-githam chkangaha, we carried off three fowls. 



When enumerating inanimate objects the particle Ge is always pre- 

 fixed to the numerals, thus : Am ge-gini, two mats. Meng-go-ni jaa 

 ge-bri, a cat has four legs. 



Of Pronouns. 

 The Personal Pronouns are Anga, 7; Na-a, Thou ; and Ua, he ; 

 with their plurals Chinga, we ; Nasimong, you ; and Ua-madang, they. 

 No distinction is made on account of gender. They are declined like 

 nouns. 







1st Person. 





Singular. 





Plural. 



Nom. 



Anga, I. 





Nom. Chinga, we. 



Gen. 



Angni, mine. 





Gen. Chingni, ours. 



Dat. 



Angna, to me. 





Dat. Ching-na, to us. 



Abl. 



Angnikho, from me 





Abl. Ching-nikho, from 



Ace. 



Ang-kho, me. 





Ace. Ching-kho, us. 



Instr. 



Ang-chi, by me. 





Instr. Ching-chi, by us. 



Loc. 



Ang-o, in me. 





Loc. Ching-o, in us. 







2nd Person. 





Singular. 





Plural. 



Nom. 



Naa, thou. 





Nasimong, you. 



Gen. 



Nangni, thine. 





Nangsimongni yours. 



Dat. 



Nang-na, to thee. 





Nasimongna, to you. 



Abl. 



Nang-nikhoj/rom i 



thee. 



Nasimongnikho, from you 



Ace. 



Nang-kho, thee. 





Nasimongkho, you. 



Instr. 



Nang-chi, by thee. 





Nasimongchi, by you. 



Loc. 



N ang-o, in thee. 





Nasimongo, in you. 



