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neuter nouns in may be considered and treated as well as Lrakritic as 
Gaurian proper. This remark applies with equal force to neuter nouns 
in X- I n Marathi these neuter nouns in ^ and < 5 ^ are generally considered 
as JPrdlcritic , and treated accordingly ; i. e., have an oblique form (as qqPf 
water, obi. form qTW; potato , obi. form qjvqf). But in the Hindi-class 
Gaurian languages, they are always considered as proper Gaurian and treated 
accordingly, i. e., have no oblique form (as Hindi, Gujarati, etc. qiYrt water , 
potatoe remain unchanged throughout the declension). 
The next essay (No. Y) will be devoted to the examination of the 
inflexional base of the masculine and feminine nouns with reference to the 
proof of these two points ; that the oblique form is identical with the Prakrit 
genitive, and that the termination % or qfT of the direct form (of masculine 
nouns) is owing to its original being the termination of a Prakrit base, 
formed by means of the pleonastic affix qr. This will also afford an occasion 
to examine an old Hindi oblique form in or and the inflexional base 
of the pronouns. 
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