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ly as i be most westeni branch of the Trans- Himalayan tlialects of 

 that family. Both pronouns and numerals undonbtedlj belong 

 to the derivative Ciiino-Tibetan gystem, but tUey have some pecu- 

 liai'ititis vilitn comparted with the other known Tibetan languages. 



The 1st pron. nga i& the Gyarung and Bhotian form of the 

 Chinese, 



The 2nd J ni, is not Bhotian and it differs from the Gyarung 

 nan, na, and Munyak no in its possessing the more prevalent of the 

 Chinese forma (ni Kwan-hwa &c, found also in Gyami). This 

 form is comparatively rare in the Tibeto-Ultraindian dialects. 

 Takpa i, Dhimal ni, Deoria Chutia a-nu The e, of Namsang 

 Na|fa and Bnrman is probably a variation of i. 



The 3rd pron, uja, rjya (in pi, t>ji) is peculiar. It appears to 

 be a variety of the Scythic sibilant (and dental) 3rd pron. (comp. 

 Ugr. sya, Sam. di, &c) corresponding ivith the Ma^'ar ja. 



The plural postfixes are -ni (Thochu, Sokpa mpra p ) j and 

 -rigi or rigya, the first element of which is either a native varia- 

 tion of ri or the Manchu -ri, while the second is the widely preva- 

 lent -ki &c (Chinese, Scythic &c). Manchu has a similar pL -jer-gi. 

 The j>08ae8sivQ is formed i)y an elongation of the vowel of the root, 

 ngaa, nii, tijaa, an idiom ihe same us the Newar locative (" in," 

 "on") and analogous to the Bhotian and Garo repetition of the 

 Jfinai sound of vocables when used assertively. 



The prefixual of the 3rd pronoun is an example of a usage 

 which is found in other words and is distinctively Tibeto-Ultrain- 

 dian of the curt Bhotian type* 



3. Thochu. 



The Thochu pronouns are:— 



1st chi, ka; 2nd kwa, kwe ; 3rd kwan, tha-cha. 



Ka (1st) — probably a variation of the common Tibetan i%a— 

 ia found in Dhimal and in the oblique form of Lepcha. The 

 change from lif to k also takes place in Naga, -ak for -ang. 

 Similar guttural forma are found In Milchanang, Tiberkhad, Naga, 

 Khyen^i, Kyan, Silong and Lau. 



Chi (Ist) — recurring in the Newar ji — is a remarkable term as it 

 has no direct or apparent aiBnity with the Bhotian ng-a, na, the 

 Chinese ngo &c and is still more remote from the Scythic labial. 

 But it is highly improbable that it is a distinct root. The ch 



