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A noun in the genitive case precedes the substantive belonging 

 to it, in juxta-position, as — 



12 12 



Mi loo, A man's head. 



12 3 12 3 



Ka pa pon, .. My father's clothes. 



12 12 



Silat noi, .... Cow's milk. 



The accusative precedes the verb in a sentence and is generally 

 placed between it and the nominative, thus — 

 12 3 13 2 



I teach the child, Kin chapung kahile. 



12 3 4 13 4 2 



He heats his son, Hipa ama pashul adeuge. 



12 3 I 3 2 



I strike the gong, Kin dapi katiime. 



The following examples mark the other cases — 

 1 2 3 4 13 4 2 



The elephant eats plantain leaves, Saipin mot na ane. 



12 3 4 4 3 2 1 



Give money to the poor men,. . . . Mi chughakhii danka petan. 



12 3 4 12 3 4 



Ohfaol! why dost thou fear, .. V6 Mingol ! idinga nakichanem? 

 12 3 3 



I get fruit from the tree, Thinga (or thing henga) thing 



2 l 

 ga kamiii. 



1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 



There are large plains in Cachar, Hengchala phai lin auine. 



12 3 4 3 4 2 1 



Kill the dog with your dhao, . . Na chem iu wicha nathutnin. 



Adjectiyes 

 are not inflected to express either number, gender or case. They 

 are placed after the noun they qualify, thus — 

 12 2 1 12 2 1 



Ni dup, A cold day. Sakol jange,. . A swift horse. 



12 2 112 2 1 



In lin, A large house. Chem hem, . . A sharp dhao. 



Adjectives admit of comparison by subjoining de for the compara- 

 tive, and pen for the superlative degree, as — 



Asa, hot. A turn, much or many. 



Asade, hotter. Atumde, more. 



Asa pen, hottest. A turn pen, most, 



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