314 Notes on the Languages spoken by the Mi-Shmis. [No. 4. 



Ngang, a goose ; Ngang ngun, eight geese. 



Klan, a flower ; Klan Kaplak, all the flowers. 



Case. — There are no inflections in the language used for repre- 

 senting the various relations of nouns usually termed cases. 



The expression of the Genitive case depends only on the juxta- 

 position of the two substantives, of which the former is understood 

 to be in the Genitive. 



Wa lap, The leaf of the bamboo. 



Sabu yop, The child's hand. 



The other cases are marked by the use of post positive particles. 

 Of Adjectives. 



An adjective generally follows a substantive ; as Manchu Ka-im, 

 a black cow ; K ang ga K hrang, a long horn. 



There are no terminations to mark the degrees of comparison. 

 But as the comparison of one person or thing with another so as to 

 ascertain the relative quality possessed by each, must necessarily 

 exist in some form in every language, we find that the general mode 

 of forming comparisons in this, is merely by placing the adjec- 

 tive after the noun with which the comparison is made ; Ke an 

 Ktchong Kashyung, I am leaner than this man ; or literally, I this 

 man lean. 



12 3 4 14 3 2 



We no umong Kam, He has more (than) you. 

 Kadun, much or very is often added to an adjective to express a 

 quality as existing in the highest degree. 



Si Kamcheng Kadun, The water is very cold. 



Numerals. 

 The following is the cardinal series of numerals adopted by the 

 Mi jhu Mishmis. 



6. Katham. 



7. Nun. 



8. Ngun. 



9. Nyet. 

 10. Kyep. 



Kyep ma Kmo, 10 and 1. 

 Kyep ma Kaning, 10 and 2. 

 Kyep ma Kacham, 10 and 3, &c. 



1. 



Kmo. 



2. 



Kaning. 



a. 



Kacham. 



4. 



Kambum. 



5. 



Kalei. 



