86 KTltSJOLOCiY or TBE tv 00- PACIFIC iSLAXDSiVj 



for tiie Mrphmit ma.^-mif n'Ot'-pong", ^-lo-M m.; for the TV^ct mi-fay flia-^ 

 E3, ?^t«-c!hii, sah-»w, cha-njfy'; khii-7/?/(, kliu-^i m.j for the Monkey s^-mMj 

 ffl/^i-nak, wf-imk, mth-khA-rxi, si-he J\ h-hv m. 



The liiiful fi'iJi. rcRtt wcura mrely*,-*-lok-/H'H Elephant TaUliinpr (neii Chi- 

 hfse), sii Tiijer NiimsiiTig, j5nh-«« Alulung, Tablung, cha-ww Joboka, chifl; 

 w« Mufbuu [im CLinetie, Kiinii), In (he AngTJiui te-im^ M. Aiif^^mi tfi- 

 iiu Goat J Nog-miiifr f//-nu, Aiipirai and M. A, nu-no Cii/, it B|>[>eftTS to 

 have k'tome tt sub^tiintive imnie, ttij te &.c> bang the moat common pre- 

 fix in tliL'jif! dialect ii. 



The sibilmit in PomTnon m a root that it is difficult to distinguiah in 

 what case** it it* tisfd tin a 8i;x quulitive, and the dilHcultj is iticreased bj; 

 Bome of tkc masc. smd iam, forms closely ratitfmbliiig tjauh other* 



The folloTihig appear to be csamplea of substantive applications of tho 

 pes toots. 



The masc. liibial \s applied— in the forms pai, l>ai, woi— to the Ooal in 

 Mijbii irishiui //«wi-pai, Mun A/wf-bai, Toun{,^thu bai, Bonsjti woi; tathe 

 CoJt' in Kuwi ^'A^-boi ; tn the Elephant woi, inwi in tjie fonns mi, bi^ 

 ftic, hhe to tlie Goai ; to the Co/t' bi, rath, pi, bit kc; to the Mvnkeyi be, 

 we, pi ■ and to the Cat mi, bi, be ; in the fonnfi wo, |>o, mo, bo, woa to the 

 C(/fv \ in the foiTiLs me, mob, ponjr to the BiiJ^uloe ; in the fonna vu, phvi, 

 ponj^, mti, mun (phimjir fern, m Lan) to the Mephnnt ; man, niang-, beng- 

 to the Mfm-tf ; wiin, n>_vii, manjar to the Monkey \ in the f^rm nmk to the 

 Cow ; mag, puok to the Eleph^tnt ; rack, puk to the Horse ; muh to the 

 Mtmkty. 



Tbe niDsc, liqiud is applied to the Do^ m Hifon ha-\^ to the Tif/er in 

 Mon Slid i*evf nd other diaiect^ ^--k, j(i-ra, jrt-roug*, ran^-hu ; to the Goat 

 in mjvfni] vucidndaries A -lunjr, ^-laiitr, kvA^ [tVoni mi-k-re]; to the €km 

 m K»ren //-lo and Mon hu-mu ; to tbe Bvjfmw in many disilects langr, 

 lon^Tj l»i, hii, roij la, If, reh kc, to the Ehphant /?-lo, lok, luak ; to the 

 ffoi\^e tanii^i to tbe Monkf ij Ian, lot, nak, ra, rhu, lin^r, ri, re- 



I tabulate some idtaitical forms showing variatiom from qusJitivo to 

 ftubistaiitive ajjphoitiona. 



mm-hd Catf Kumi, 



fvoi Gmt, Bougju, 



«VJ?-tom OoHi, ^intg;im, 



jeoi~ijoug Ekplumt Mamm* 



khu-^i Tiger „ 



JfeflfA-pai Qotd Mijhu. 



pai-ntih. Mkjjahe Kumi. 



ffl-pang- Jlvjalae Kbari, 



jujii;^ Mtphunt Manipurigr. 



phalc Hog com. 



