1855.] Notes on tlie Languages spoken by the Mi-Shmis. 317 



"Wa jai-meng, tyat ma i ? The Urds are singing, do you not hear 

 them ? 



No chi swi i ? Are you afraid of a mouse ? An na bang ? Whose 

 cloth (is) this ? Ke gang na la kong ? Who has taken my bow ? 



Adverbs generally precede the verbs they serve to qualify. 



To nit, To-day ; Mangane, Yesterday ; Terung, To-morrow. JNa- 

 chang, Slowly; TJ.kai Quic/cly ; Layim, Yes. Mka, No; Yahetai, 

 'Where? Chendo, Siga, Why? 



The particles that take the place of Prepositions in this language 

 usually follow the nouns they govern. 



Sentences. 



12 3 3 2 1 



An thong ho, Come and see this. 



12 3 3 1 2 



Chohun miro sal chu, Bring Chohun with (you). 



12 3 4 3 4 1 2 



An tang klau na phi-kong ? Who has given you this spear ? 



1 2 1 2 



Heram vitch-kong, Heram sold it. 



1 2 3 4 1 4 3 2 



Mangane techim kmo chat-ga, Yesterday I hilled a wild hog. 



12 3 3 2 



Ti kong ti thong-chu, "Fetch some water from the water ghaut. 



12 3 3 2 1 



Bli la ho i ? Will you come into the house ? 



12 3 4 5 6 7 



JNkhar li ktchong ma chak, yahetai thai-kong, 



5 4 3 2 1 6 7 



There are no men in the village, where have they gone ? 



2 3 3 2 1 



Kom chat thai-kong, They have gone to lull a bear. 



1234 5 4 5 231 



Tonit an nga Tam thongga, Tarn brought this fish to-day. 





Vocabulary. 





Fnglish. 



Ta-ying 



Mishmi. 



Mijhu Mishmi, 



Ait 



Hzung 





Mbaong. 



All 



Su-mive 





Ka-plak. 



Anger 



Khomi 





Sot-do. 



Ant 



Pa-swi 





Cha kri. 



Arrow- 



Mpo 





Lo wat. 



Ashes 



Mgo 





Da-moung. 



Ask 



Hahona 





Wyet-chu. 



Aunt, Fat. 









„ Mat. 







2 T-2 



