KrnxotiOGT OF THE fVDo pivciFfc r*riA\Da. 



Animmi* f!zii, zu, Tenprpa in, rCaniMnj,'- jo, S. Tangkhu] tu, C- T, ^in-da, 

 K. T. oi-t'lui wat, r ; Klinri «-trtu, Moj^. tsu-Ia-tsu, Teug^a tu-lo, Jobok;i 

 flwo-klin, Miithun slum, iXnra.-iunff joati r'vrr. 



The Cluiiiijla :iud Lejjvki vi, Ciiepanj^ wi are perliapft refei'able to tlie 

 full tbriii ;*hui &c. 



Thfi ]iht*tia!j farm for n'atcr, ehhn (Chin, chui), resembles the ^Taga and 

 Miuiipuri Lsu, zii, tti, ehn, kf. 



The fleiuler U]traii.du-( laug't'tic forms miz-chi T- Mishmi, f-^i Aka, a- 

 ii, «-he Aljoi-, thi Kureti, ti f-uiig:kt», Muthun, Johokaj Chfp., Jllilc-b-, t-i 

 Mulujig", ti-i Mri;ii<r, ?(-t^iii r4iii{rpho, 7rt-uliin Jili, j'-sinj^" Manipuri, relia- 

 ble the Gvarunif cLi irfttt r, cJii if/^v^t/, Takpti trliln ^j-f^frr, 

 ' This fnnu i.-? als i noumioii ad ajiplind to h/md, hi Kbuib'.i, iriinnp", Kp- 

 waFj, !ii-ki lioJo, he M£im:snnirt ill Miihiiif."-, TafihiiiL'', i Abor, the th'i 

 Kamvi, Kumi, Kyan, u-ji ilutJtiiii, Joboka, ti-7.\ i yinvum, a-zi Cliumplnin<'* 

 fl'-slii Lulnipipaj, wt't^i C. Tan^kbul, vn-hA Mnx. AHf^ami, a-lhi Tun^- 

 kbulj Kami, Kumi, Lutig-ke, lihyeug-, ftu-thi KhjeufT, tt-»i Bunwar, clii 

 Garo, mft-khi UjiiIhl 



The Kuinbojaii L-bi-«m, Mon chi-wi. ^-/fifot/ k the Stftm-rit aimrJian form 

 with the tinal l;it>iul suinetimf's ibuini in Mon-Anam vmrabk'.^, wLeii it 15 

 ahaent in TilH'tuii ((-onqi. Ifird thi-m, shi-wt, dn-vtr). Jt h inubuWy con- 

 nected with tbo Hiii^'-pho chin, t>in. The root cKrcurs with the same finul 

 or postfix m Aino kt*A7, aiul Tuiifrii:*iaJi sho-mi [See also Hiver], 



The UItraiiido-Gaii|L,'etir .shin", tiii Jicp. preserves the iiill CLiiiPi>e form 

 now loyt iu Tibet, and inobubly rnaik;< the uldrst Tifwtaii current. The 

 tti, an forms are nlliwl to tlie libotiau, and may imlinitcu .swond airreiif, 

 ThK t=leJider Hyurnn^s 3Ii)i,yak iuidTak|j[i iWni ai'jjniM to be tbiit iti wldch 

 the last uf the great Tibetan euiTfiit^ thtlhsed the root to tbe southwaid 

 It IKbHiblethut all (be ]>riju*i{i.il variations may bavi? been independent- 

 ly forrijfd in cjvh of the Tibcti^-intrLtindinn jirovince-s !*'>d that the ahudftr 

 S-na^ may be of equul autifjinty with the broad. Uiit the bixiad i'ormA 

 are common to Chh IP >se, 8t?ythie t\nd Tibrttj-Burnian, while tin'; :<Iender 

 have a mere eoufinc'd lyiif^e, siinibir to thut of innny other iSitan roots aiid 

 Vrtrietie.-*. It is (Jifibable therefore that all the TiLM-tan forms were oiiginfil- 



bruad like the CbifM'ire J that the »^i/lin 4;)ii wja a contnit:tion of tlw 

 nrchaif: Cljinu-Tibettii) dini, or nn iuipoi ted .Se\ tbii; form; iimi that thd 

 Ulti-jiindo-riari^'-etic chi, khi, tin, ti, kr. hxg-eneial belunjf to (he .Sifan-UI- 

 traindiuu eurreut, or t*) tlie same phojietie era. The Irawadi-Siitltj chni, 

 shui, tui kc. were prDlmbly ih rived fj^in the ptiro Chititue forma once pre- 

 valent in the ^'ihu province, 



Hifcr. 



Tlie fii^t penes for river has the coinmon Chinese, Scythic and Tibetan 

 root for ivdfi f in a Seythk form, llie rfcythio forniA arejihur, ^hu^ IJj;^mn, 

 sn, ^\i>r, [u-suk, .«^Y/, K:-m.-*eh.], tt-mn &e. Turkiish, «-sun, cbun Mijnj,a>l. 

 Tbo <^iiiue foiin w ibmid in Anani naunfT, mui<j, muic, som, Kamb. tun-ii. 

 Wtoiian and Thut-hn In\e ff, Ohot. (y-tnang-zjf/, vhan^- ftj, sau-/'t/, Thochu 

 t-hu-Zra*. A Wvi^t llhot. s'ue, hm mok-^^mij,". 



Tiie :Martni syon-, t>erp. hyimjr, Lhop, elilm kyonp-, hepdi. ong-kyonf, 

 (ong- Jtxr*/ ), Liudjii Mvi-bonir, Kiranti hon^-ku, Gurnnir kliwonj^'", Luhujipa, 

 Tan^^khnl :ujd Khuibtt kon<.^, Ktirensj;- shin-^-g^ resemble the Aiiam Buni.-, 

 aun^^— but from the Mniiipunc foi-m aiHr the ?vipal kyong-, kh^\-onjr, 

 fcii, it is probable that the k Xbrm i* a didtiuft root ; Aiiaia ha.s kan^r. 



