4- VOCABULARY OF THE DUSUN LANGUAGE. 



reduplications like gig-nosko, to know, Latin gigno, to bring 

 forth, where gi- stands for gn. 



From all the forms here given the original form can be 

 derived, representing the Eastern branch of the Malayan lan- 

 g-uages, which in fact is the same as the Pusun (Kadasan) 

 word. 



It cannot escape the readers of the following vocabulary 

 that the language described in this article, possesses a number 

 of fuller forms than is found in most Malayan languages. Cf. 

 sumnmpaJi, Mai- siinqmh, to swear ; sumakit, Mai. sakit, sick; 

 snsndiiJc, Mai. suduk, spoon; etc., etc. 



Another peculiarity needs to be mentioned, namely the 

 prefix a— which before adjectives intensifies the meaning of 

 the word, while in other cases the signification remains the 

 same. e.g. : — 



Afarjal hes'ides fa gaf fMal. brat, herat) heavy. 

 Apodos ,. jiodos (^Mal. pedas) pungont. 

 A nine I ,. ninek small. 

 ; • Ahok .. I/Nok (Treacher) hair, etc., etc. 



Pronunciation. 



The simple vowels have the Italian sound, only e is short 

 asin Malay menang, ov pedaa. e is English a in race. 



o o 



a is the Swedish a, Danish aa, English aw (in law.) 

 . . over a vowel does not modify the sound, but simply denotes 

 diaeresis e.g. tahoi pron. ta-ho-i. 



The hyphens are to be absolutely disregarded in the pronun- 

 ciation, they are only employed to separate the root from 

 prefixes and suffixes, e.g. m-iad must be read miad. 



The consonants have the sound now almost universally recog- 

 nized by philologists. I might add that h is always 

 distinctly breathed, while h is much stronger. It 



