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Notes of the Karen Language. 



[No. 2. 



The letter I£ in Sgau often becomes gh in Pwo, as : 



Sgau 



Ifo 



To walk 



Pwo, 



ma. 



jj 



j£« 



Evening 



?? 



GJid. 



33 



Han 



To weep 



3? 



Ghang. 



33 



Hu 



„ steal 



33 



Ghu. 



5? 



He 



„ hate 



J? 



Ghain. 



Bghai. 



While Bghai coincides with Sgau in 



all its words ending 



vowels it differs from it, as well 



as the P 



wo, in introducing a 



rge number of new words, as : 







Bghai 



Die 



Year 



Sgau 



Nie. 



?> 



Hooldaypoo 



Field 



33 



Khu, 



» 



KhauMay 



Door 



33 



Tray. 



33 



We 



Margin 



33 



Nie. 



33 



Aivayway 



Another 



33 



Agha. 



3> 



Way 



An insect 



33 



Klia. 



»3 



Nay 



Self 



33 



TJia. 



33 



So 



A slave 



33 



Ku. 



33 



Tapheu 



Eish 



33 



Nya. 



33 



Twie 



A net 



33 



Pgha. 



33 



Batheu 



A basket 



33 



Ku. 



33 



Be 



Boiled rice 



53 



Me. 



■)•> 



Feu 



Alarge fish net „ 



Sa. 



33 



Tayyautayya 



An image 



33 



Taghautaphau 



33 



Mahtau 



A pagoda 



33 



KJio. 



33 



Lookheu 



A grave 



>3 



ThwaJcho. 



33 



Klie 



Soldier 



33 



Thu. 



3> 



Kiekay 



Evil 



33 



Ku. 



33 



Khauway 



Sin 



33 



Tadayba. 



33 



Khauwayma 



Hell 



33 



Lara. 



33 



Lie 



Light 



33 



Kapau. 



33 



Kway 



To pour 



33 



Gha. 



>3 



Khoo 



To be bold 



33 



Boo. 



33 



Khau 



To be wide 



33 



Lay. 



33 



Kkyie 



To appoint 



33 



Tliepa. 



33 



Wie 



„ % 



33 



Too. 



33 



Weu 



„ bark 



33 



Mau. 



?) 



WepJilau 



, r throw away,. 



Kwiete. 





