Adjectives do not seem to be distinguishable by any vocal sign, 

 but comparison is marked by added definitive elements, thus 

 'wurdu' short, 'murla' more, 'muthu' most, 'wurdu-murla' shorter, 

 ' wurdu-muthu ' shortest. 



Notation. 



' Curnu ' one, ' mundru ' ttm, ' paracula ' three. The numeral 

 system is virtually binary. Twenty is expressed by 'murrathidna' 

 hands-feet, for any number over twenty an indefinite word signi- 

 fying multitude is employed. 



The Verb. 



The structure of the verb so far as we can judge is exceedingly 

 simple. To indicate the person the pronoun is prefixed unabridged. 

 There are simple and reciprocal forms, the latter having the ter- 



and imperative moods, and participles perfect and imperfect. The 

 following is the conjugation of the verb 'yathami' to.s;jmA-, parallel 

 with which I place the Kabi verb 'yamathi' also meaning to speak 



Diyeri. Kabi. 



yathami, to speak yamathi, to speak 



yatliunaori, has spoken yamarandh ) ■, 



yathunawonthi, had spoken wonai yamathi, have done with 



yathulani, tcill speak yathin, iritl speak. 



yathala, speak ya, .s'jteak 



yathRmarsM, speak (irapera- ya,yamorai (by analogy of other 

 tively) Kabi verbs) speak (im- 



peratively) 

 yathuna, speaking yathinba (by analogy as above> 



speaking. 

 yathamulfena, quarrelling to- yathulaiyu, conversing. 



•adical of the above verb is evidently 



h,' the 

 of the 



.vas evidently ' yathamathi,' the medial 'a' being "i^ 



, A/!/o\H'r!,/v.'l!kHhe'^-ecf^nL p^^^^^^^ 

 verbs which is did phonetically decayed. Another very 



3iyeri. Kamilroi. Kabi. 



ml wimi, j^ut down womngan { ^j^ 



womngathi j 



