1890.] 
A Grammar of the Chhattisgarhi dialect. 
This 7fsr«r is sometimes applied differently ; thus, — 
(4) Masculines containing a long vowel, shorten it before :fasr, 
thus, — 
WT®, ‘ a hard.’ ‘ his wife.’ 
qss, ‘ a camel,’ '3ZTf«f«t, ‘ a she-camel.’ 
(5) Masculines in $, and its long form T^T, take Tfasr regularly ; 
thus, — 
‘ an elephant.’ * a cow-elephant.’ 
Tpft, ‘ a shop-keeper.’ or ^f^rsr, ‘ his wife.’ 
suit, 1 a daughter’s son.’ ‘a daughter’s 
daughter.’ 
stfspjT, ‘a shop-keeper.’ W'nf'fpT, ‘his wife. 
ufq>7T ‘ a grass-cutter.’ U37fsr*T his wife. 
(6) So also words in a silent consonant, *UT, and t, signifying persons 
of a certain trade or profession ; thus, — 
‘ a washerman.’ 3^3.f*r«T, ‘ his wife. 
«T^TT, ‘ a smith.’ ^TCrf*PT, ‘ his wife.’ 
^f^Tf 1 a cowherd. 1 his wife.’ 
‘ an oilman.’ ‘ his wife.’ 
Sometimes the Hindi custom is followed; thus, — ^tf3*r, 
&c. 
(7) Names of Brahman tribes take :f3«T ", thus, — 
^w:fvr*T 
fWlT:p33, or 
^Tfsrvr . 
(8) Some nouns are irregular ; thus, — 
‘ a father.’ <ii ‘ a mother.’ 
‘ a brother.’ , ‘ a sister.’ 
‘ a he-goat.’ or wFc??T, ‘ a she-goat.’ 
CHAPTER IV. 
N CFMBER. 
33. There are two numbers, Singular and Plural. 
34. (1) The Plural is formed from the Singular by adding tho 
suffix ««r ; thus, — 
Singular. FluraL 
nst^sT, masc., ‘ a man.’ 
^aiT, masc. ‘ a bullock.’ ^ 
masc. ‘ a potter’s wheel.’ 
