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in some cases, sentences), and have given cross-references 

 where similar forms occur. The separation of the Sinha- 

 lese words and their meanings into two columns is adopted 

 for the sake of clearness. In the original manuscript there 

 is no such division. The erratic punctuation of the original 

 has also not been followed. 



I have to acknowledge, with thanks, my indebtedness for 

 the elucidation of various words to Messrs. Don M. de Z. 

 Wickremasinghe, W. P. Ranasinha, T. B. Panabokke, T. B. 

 Pohath, C. Drieberg, and H. C. P. Bell. 



Hooke's and Knox's Systems of spelling Sinhalese. 



Vowels. 



Hooke's. Knox's. 



^ ... a ... o, a, e, u, a, u, ee, oa, a, o, u, i, e, ay, aey, aie, ah, y, oa, 

 oo ou, ey, au, oo, ea. 



... d ... o, a, a, au, ah ... a, aw, aj, ah, o, aa, ay, e. 



§ ... i ... i, j, e, a, as ... i, e, ee, ie, se, y, a. 



8 ... i ... ee, j, e ... ee, e, y. 



C ••• u ... a), oe, «u, u, oo, a, 



oo, o, ou, a, e ... u, i, ow, e, ou, a, o, eu, oo, y, oo. 



... u ... w, oo ... ou, oo. 



£> ... e ... e, i, o, se ... i, a, a, e. 



& ... e ... e, ehi, eh, ea, sb ... e, ej, ey, ea, aa, a, ie, 8B. 



@ ... o ... o, u, w, oo ... oa, oo, u. 



© ... 6 .., o, uh, oh ... o. , . 



{pi ... e ... a, a, e ... e, a, se, i, ai. 



... e 



a. 



Consonants. 



h ... c, cc, ck ... c, k, ck, eke, ckc. kk, c. 



9 — g, gh. gg, g ... g. gg, g. 



n ... — %, ng, nk ... — ng, ng. 



c ... ch. cc, ch ... ch, tch. cc, ch, tch. 



I — ... g. 



n ... — ... n. 



t ... tt ... t, tt, th. tt, t. 



d ... d, dd, rd, 1 ... d, dd, tt, nd, 1. 



n ... n, nn ... n. nd, nd. 



i ... t, tt ... t, tt. 



d ... d ... d, dd. dh, t. 



n ... n, nn. nd, nd ... n, nn. nd, nd. 



