180 Grammar of the Thadou or new Koohie language. [No. 3. 



Nouns. 

 Number is often left undistinguished, and is generally denned by 

 means of numerals, thus — 



Mi, man or men. Mikhut, a man. 



Mithum, three men. Mitum, many men. 



A plural form exists, however, though it is seldom used except in 

 pronouns, and with reference to human beings, thus — 

 Mi, man. Miho, men. 



Numei, woman. Numeiho, women. 



Chapung, child Chapungho, children 



or 

 Mite, Niimeite, Chapungte, men, women and children. 

 Gender is usually expressed by subjoining to the noun the words 

 Chul, male, and Noo, female, some of the ruder Kookies, however, 

 retain a more primitive mode of distinguishing the sex, and subjoin 

 Jung, penis, and Shoo, vulva, instead, thus, Kel, goat. 

 Keichul or Keljung, a he goat. 

 Kelnoo or Kelshoo, a she goat. 

 Some nouns expressive of individuals of the human family have 

 distinct terms in both sexes, thus — 



Pa, father. Noo, mother. 



Mi, man. Numei, woman. 



Pashul, son. Chanoo, daughter. 



Jigfiei, hushand. Ji, wife. 



Pa, is also a sign of the masculine, and generally used with refer- 

 ence to trade or occupation, thus — 



Ghalhatpa, a warrior. Housapa, a Icing. 



Thiigneipa, a commander. Kelchingpa, a herdsman. 



Case is not marked by inflection, but by the use of ^oppositions, 

 thus — 



Nominative, .. Chem, a dhao. 



Genitive, Chem, of a dhao. 



Dative, Chem, or Chemkhu, to a dhao. 



Accusative,. . . . Chem, a dhao. 



Vocative, V6 Chem! Oh dhao. 



Ablative, Chema, or Chemhenga,/row a dhao. 



Locative, Chema, or Chemshunga, in a dhao. 



Instrumental,. . Chemin, with a dhao. 



