1849.] valley of Asam and its mountain confines. 341 



Sentences. 



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Khat ia nga, ba nga ruh ngan leit, call to me, I and (even) I shall 



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 go. 



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Tad-lanoh ngan shong bad phi ? How long shall I stay with you ? 



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Ka tari jong nah ka neh ? whose knife is this ? 



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Ka neh ka iing u kapa jong nga, this is my (of me) father s house. 



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Hangnoh me shong manhanin ? where were you yesterday ? 



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Nga la shong ha ka klau, I was in the jungle. 



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Pha la bam ja ? have you eaten rice ? 



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U la shim ka ja na ka kti jong nga, u la ai ruh ia u ksen, he took the 



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rice from my (of me) hand, and he gave it to the dog. 



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Ka m kam shu, she does no work. 



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M don dokha ha ka wah, there are no fish in the river. 



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U la pha nah ia ki sha ka klau ba, ki la leit nah ruh, he sent (to) 



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them into the jungle, and they departed. 



The Lord's Prayer. 



U kapa jong ngi u ba ha baneng ; long bakuid ka karteng jong me. 

 Wan ka hima jong me ; long ka monjong me ha ka kandeu, kum ba ha 

 baneng ; ai ia ngi manta ka jing bam jong ngi ka ba biang. Map ruh ia 

 ngi ka rang kang jong ngi kum ba ngi map ia ki ba leh sniu ia ngi. 

 Wat ialam ruh ia ngi sha ka ba panshoi, hinrei sumar ia ngi na ka bas- 

 niu. Naba ka hima, ka bor ruh, ka burom ruh ki jong me, hala karta. 

 Amen. 



The list of Khamti words given in the annexed vocabulary has been 

 very kindly furnished by the Rev. N. Brown of Sibsagor. For the 

 Singpho and Namsangiya Naga words I am indebted to the kindness of 

 the Rev. M. Bronson ofNowgong, and for the Kassia, to the Rev. T. 

 Jones of Charra-punji. 



