1890.] A Grammar of the Ghhattisgarhi dialect. 9 
41. The postposition YY of the nominative does not correspond io 
the Hindi It is used to give the idea of definiteness. Thus BY, 
4 a neck,’ but BY-YY ‘ the neck.’ In the plural it is rarely used with 
the suffix BB, thus BY-YY, rarely BY-UB-YY, ‘ the necks.’ 
42. In the Accusative and Dative, YT is more used by the polite, 
and Y1T more by rustics. In the Dative, rustics sometimes use YrrfBY or 
WHY, with or without the Genitive postposition # prefixed, — thus, 
BY-YITfHY, BY-YTHY. BY-#-®TfRY BY-^-®TRY. 
43. The typical vocative interjections are Y and Yft, which are 
sometimes written %, and ifr . 
44. Affinities . — Except YY, all these postpositions are the same as those in 
use in Bihari and other Eastern Gaudian languages, or, at most, are but slightly 
changed. Regarding YY, I do not know of any closely related word in other Gaudian 
languages. In Bihari, the pleonastio long form termination BT is used in a similar 
sense. This tends to point to tho probability of the origin of YY being the Prakrit 
pleonastio termination® or (Hem. 1Y, 429.) [Thus BYR, BYIYY, BYYJY 
or, with euphonio Y. BYYY. G. A. G. 
45. The following is an example of the declension of a masculine 
noun ending in a silent consonant. 
BY, ‘ a neck.’ 
Singular. 
Nom. 
ITT. BY-YY 
4 a neck,’ 1 the neck.' 
Acc. 
BY-YT BY-Y1T 
‘ a neck.’ 
Instr. 
BY-YT 
‘ by a neck.’ 
Dat. 
BY-YiT, BY-YN, BY-BY 
‘ to ’ or ‘ for a neck.’ 
Abl. 
JIT-# 
4 from a neck.’ 
Gen. 
JIT-® 
4 of a neck.’ 
Loc. 
by-bI 
‘ in a neck.’ 
Voo. 
Y BY 
4 0 neck.’ 
Plural. 
Nom. 
JfY, BY-BB, BY-YY, 
(rare) BY-RB-YY, 
4 necks,’ 4 the necks ’. 
Acc. 
by-bb-yt, ry-rb-yit 
4 necks.’ 
Instr. 
BY-RB-# 
4 by necks.’ 
Dat. 
BY-RB-YT, BY-BB-YtT, 
BY-RB-BY 
4 to ’ or 4 for necks.’ 
Abl. 
BY-RB-#, 
4 from necks.’ 
Gen. 
BY-RB-Y, 
4 of necks.’ 
Loc. 
jit-bb-bt 
4 in necks. 
Voc. 
Y BY-RB 
4 0 necks.’ 
The old, 
rare, form of the plural is BYB, 
BYB-YT. 
Similarly are declined, YiY, ‘ fruit,’ ftYY, ‘ ficus religiosa,’ BY®, 
‘ a man,’ fwrY, ‘ flour,’ 1 a dog,’ &c. 
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