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52. (7) Masculine in JJ. 
Examples ; *r«r*8 ‘ a man,’ ‘ a man,’ ‘ the last day.’ 
53. ( 8) Masculines in sat. 
Examples ; «T?T ‘ a sister’s husband ’ ; ^rft (Skr. 1 news.’ 
54. (9) No masculine nouns end in v or in 
55. (10) Feminines in a silent consonant. 
Examples ; fstfsre * goods and chattels,’ Wrf ‘ mind,’ ‘ wisdom,’ 
jft3 1 conversation,’ * ink.’ 
56. (11) Feminines in long ^t. 
Examples ; 5JTrfT ‘ a mill-stone,’ ‘ a neck-ring,’ ‘ a 
small basket,’ ififwr 1 a kind of veil.’ 
57. (12) Feminines in short T. See masculines in short X., No. 3. 
58. (13) Feminines in long\% 
Examples : ‘ a she-goat,’ JHh) ‘ gravel.’ 
‘ earth,’ xjt ‘ mother,’ XfxX ‘ sister,’ ‘ ink-stand,” 
‘ a washer.’ 
59. ( 14) Feminines in short ^3. See masculines in <3, No. 5. 
60 (15) Feminines in 
Examples : Wt ‘ a daughter-in-law,’ RVTWt ‘ a test.’ 
61. (16) There are no feminine nouns in V or in 
CHAPTER VI. 
Adjectives. 
62. The following is a list of common adjectives, with their 
Hindi and English equivalents. 
Ghhattisgarhi. 
Hindi. 
English. 
•nr? 
good. 
snij, srr 5 ?, 
SIPt, 
big. 
<f[3T 
small. 
^TT 
long. 
wide. 
tt^T, fMVTT, 
yellow. 
#t^rr 
dark blue. 
mn, ^rfTVT, 
^T^IT 
black. 
%TT, vtxr, §th. 
white. 
^TT 
green. 
red. 
