Some Rules for the attaining the knomledg 
of the Malabar language. 
THE firft Declenfion among 
the Malabars comprehends the 
Nouns only of the Mafculine 
Gender, which terminate in the 
Singular Number in and in the Plural 
in r. They have their Singular and Plu- 
ral Numbers like us, and name their Cafes 
as follows. 
An Example of Conjugation 
Affirmative. 
in th 
The Prefent Singular Tenfe. 
I nan ytchuvadigirren, 
you ni f^ichuvadiguinay, 
he 7 cyichuvadiguirranj 
RieSavanlf^ichi^i^adiguinaly 
The Nominative 
Genitive 
Dative 
Accufative 
Vocative 
Ablative 
Pradamei^ 
Dutiei, 
Tritei, 
Chadurti, 
Panchamit 
Xajli. 
it b 
I believe, 
you beiievej 
he believes, 
lurjHvaaiguirrai^ file belicvcs, 
/ Ficbuvadiguirradu^ it believes, 
or Vichuvadiguidu. 
The Plural. 
We nangal richuvadiguirron^v/ebelhve^ 
you ningal Ficlmvadivirgal^^ow believe, 
CM. P. richuvadtcrargal, you 
they adugal c ( Men or Women) believe, 
<:N. yichuvadicradu, or Vi" 
Nom. P^anan FuUo, the Fuller (of Cloth) chuvadiguidu, the things believe. 
Gen. yananureja the Fuller, 
' - jft the Negative. 
An Example of the firji Bedenfm 
Sing 
Dat. Vananucii 
Accuf. Fananer 
Voc2X.Vanano 
Ahht.rananiratil 
to the Fuller, 
the Fuller, 
O you Fuller, 
of the Fuller. 
It is to be obferv'd that they have four 
forts of Ablative Cafes. 
(i. ) The Localhs, as the lafl: mentionM. 
(2.) Caufalvs.yananale.^htc&n^Qof the Fuller. 
(3.) Social'vs, Fananore, with the Fuller. 
U,} Comparation'vs, Vananil, in compa- 
rifon with the Fuller. 
Plur. Nom. Vanar Fullones, the Fullers, 
Gen. rananareja^ the Fullers, 
Dat. Fanarculyranaruccu^to the ^. 
Acc\x.ranaref, the Fullers, 
Voc. Fanare, O you Fullers, 
Abl.(i .) ranar iratil^mnar iratik, 
of the Fullers, 
(2.) Fanaral, manarale^ be- 
caufeof the Fullers, 
(3.) Fanarore, mnmorum^ 
with the Fullers, 
(4,) Fanaril, Vanarilum, in 
comparifon of theFyllers 
The jPrefent Singular Tenfe. 
I nan^ . Fichuvadichren iliei^ I don't 
&c. believe it, 
as before. Fichmadicrei illei, youdon'c 
believe it, 
Fichuvadiezan illei, he does 
not believe it, 
Fichuvadiez,al »//fi,they don't 
believe it, 
Fichuvadicrad' illei, it don't 
believe it. 
The Plural. 
We nangal, Fichuvadicrem illei, we don't 
&c. believe it, 
Fichuvadicrirgal iliei^ you don'c 
believe it, 
Fichuvadicrargal illei, they 
{Mafc.&Fem.)doTX't believe it. 
Fichuvadicrad' ;//f/,they(iVf«f.) 
Fichuvadiguid illei^ don't be- 
lieve it. 
The Prefent Tenfe of Honour, s. e. 
when you fpeak to Perfons of Qiiality, in 
the Affirmative, 
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