338 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [April, 



U lum bajerong. A high mountain. 

 Gradation, without comparison, is usually expressed by the word Eh, 

 hard, put after the adjective. 



U lum bajerong eh. A very high mountain. 

 The comparative degree is formed by the word Kham, put before the 

 adjective. And as adjectives, especially if used without a substantive, 

 have generally the particle Ba prefixed, the word kham is usually intro- 

 duced between the prefix and the adjective. 



Ba klain, strong. Ba kham klain, stronger. 



Ba bha, good. Ba kham bha, better. 



Bajerong, high or long. Ba kham jerong, longer or higher. 



Ka sum jong nga ka kham jerong ia ka jong phi, my spear is longer 

 than yours. 



The language has no definite form for constructing a superlative 

 degree of comparison. The usual mode of expressing it, is by the use of 

 the word Tarn, much, in conjunction with kham, and placed after the 

 adjective. 



Ba klain kham tarn, strongest. 

 Ba bha kham tarn, best. 

 Bajerong kham tarn, longest or highest. 

 Numerals. 

 The following is the cardinal series of numbers adopted by the 

 Kassias : — 



1. "Wei. 13. Kad-lai. 



2. A'r. 14. Kad-sau. 



3. Lai. 15. Kad-san, &c. 



4. Sau. 20. Ar-phon, two decades. 



5. San. 21. Arphon-wei. 



6. Hinriu. 22. Arphon-ar, 



7. Hinian. 23. Arphon-lai, &c. 



8. Prah. 30. Laipon. 



9. Kandai. 40. Saupon. 



10. Shipon or kad, a decade. 50. Sanpon, &c. 



11. Kad-wei. 100. Shi-spah. 



12. Kad-ar. 1000. Shi-hajar. 



The numerals generally stand before the nouns to which they are 

 joined. Lai sngi, three days. Ki kadar mon, twelve men. 



