214 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [March, 



Skang, before, Angni skang-skang iangbo, Go before me. 

 Jamang, after, Uani jamang jamang ibabo, Come after him. 



Sentences. 

 Baona inesa 1 Where (are you going, or) will you go ? 

 Makha wakheng, It will rain, 

 Ang makha rebo, Come with me. 

 Mande-bisa-rang roa, The boys play. 

 Macha mande chka, The tiger kills men. 

 Naa una khen jama? Are you not afraid of him ? 

 Menggo moshe chka, The cat kills mice. 

 Ualo nikha, She sees in the dark. 

 Jakskhil matta, Her claws are sharp. 

 Khimi dashal, do not pull her tail. 



Khimi shalode, khuakheng, If you pull her tail, she will scratch you. 

 Nathok nammakho nibo, Look at this fine fish. 

 Xnga ua nathokho balsisi manna, I caught this fish with a hook. 

 Chi dongjade, shi kheng, If it have not water, it will die. 

 Khimi doksha tenga, It shakes its tail. 

 Ua shi khu ja, It is not dead. 

 Mande chio thangja, Men do not live in the water. 

 Matte mangsha shaan, There is but one God. 

 Ua thanga mamung oba shija, He lives for ever. 

 Aa shilgi dakka, He made the earth and the heavens. 

 Ang kho, nang kho, darang kho gamma, He made me and you and 

 all things. 



B61 githing, achu dalla, chi bima, shal, ja, doshak diipil jashkhi, 

 iarangkhoba matte dakka, The green tree, the high mountain, the 



great water, the sun, the moon, the twinkling stars, God made all 

 these. 



Mande saksani degapa sakni. Dephante songopa uni phagapa kho 

 One man (had) two sons. The younger son to his father 



agana. E Apha ! angna gam mattam onbo. Unphagapa 



said, O Father ! to me a share of the wealth give. His father 



gam kho shuale onnaa. Uni ja man 6 dephante 



the wealth dividing gave (it to him.) A few days after the 



