LEXICOGRAPHICAL COINCIDENCES IN KHASI & MALAY. 257 



Malay. 



English. Ehasi. 



English. 



Asu 



canine, of teeth. Ksew, 



'Sew 



dog. 



Kisep 



shrunken, lacking a Sep 

 Jet mcl. 





having no grain inside 

 a pod. 



Kesip 



to nip e.g. hard sugarSip 

 in front teeth. 





oreak a thing, as an 

 acorn between the 

 front teeth. 



Sesat 



astray. Sohsat 





be in trouble, be en- 

 tangled. 



Instances of Metathesis 



LTman harp on a story. Hunam harp on one story. 



Litup cover and conceal. Tyllup cover completely. 



Those interested in the subject should consult Schmidt's 

 " Grundziige einer Lautlehre der Khasi-Sprache in ihren Bczie- 

 hungen zu derjenigen der Mon-Khmer-Sprachen," (Miinchen 1904). 



I?. A. Soc, No. 77, 1917. 



