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AUGUST, 1898.]
Kachin.
7 s'nit
8 m'tsat38
Metal.
gold
silver
sinit
masat
j'k'û39
chakû si, shi40
10 shi, si
20 k'un k'un 30 sumshi dumsi t'amdrô semar 40 m'lishi... malisi zûro
...lir... tenêm
50 m'ngâshi.. mangist... tlingyâ 60 krûshi ... k'rûsi rôkro .. | rôhar
...
000
**
spelter...
iron
lead
zinc
...
...
..
Singpho.
tarêt
nipân
mipan
... singhò
tarâ
kul
êinganyikò êingâûmkò.. kunt râ bing plks niphu lipangu...ingângâkò yangk'ai lisuru... ĉingakikò hump'u lit'enâ êingkinitkò... hump'utarà lit'et'a êingpinyîkò... marip'n 90 j'kushi chakûsî.. ek'átôkú... telangtako... litekwi... ek'âtarô46. telang47 ... krå
70 s'nitshi sinitsi...ek'âts'ang<3 tenêmsermetsö 80 m'tsàtshi... masàtsi ek'âtizá liranasö
lingko
êingkònâng kò. mariphutarâ châm s lising
100 l'tsa lâchâ45 1000 chingmi.. hing
tảng meyirzang... niêpo
Kachin.50
......
CURRENCY AND COINAGE AMONG THE BURMESE.
p'ri, pri
......
...
tiing 37
tizâ
tôk û
tarû, terô ter
...mek wi41... metsö
...
51 Also kamp'rong.
88 Also meseni.
...
...
Lhota.
・・・・・
Singpho.
ja
ja kump‘rò k‘umprông... ôring copper m'gri yôngchâk . yôngmenin brass m'gri yôngchâk yongmen yôngchak.
tin
pripr
***
magî
Ao.
...
It is not my purpose here to prove the connection of the above words, but I have no hesitation in saying that they afford most interesting mutual evidence of a common origin. Comparative Table of the Kachin-Naga Terms for the Metais.
Angâmi.
tenet
tî
takô...
...
m'pri
chû, m'jû p'rip'rò
Lhota.
...
Angâmi.
t'enâ
t'et'â
tekwü
ker
mekwü
Ao.
hon... tàribi
Ser
lida
Also m'st.
41 Also mekwi, mekü.
14 Also l's.
47 Also náklang.
...
yôngchânk . in, merằng p'yöntsü... ringin
Miri-Abor.
...
kînitko
plnyikò
kònangkò
ling
rakâjö
presajö
merêni53 rizhü, zhüsi.
t'ezhe misitiju
ST Also ts'ang.
40 Also tai.
43 Also ek'a tling.
46 Also n'zo, n'zü, n'sta.
49 Also sing-mi.
50 See ante, p. 200. The Myitkyina Kachin gave quite a different series of words.
...
60.
82 Also lapa. Also taöin.
213
Manipuri..
se Also s'k'i, ch'k'.
43 ? should be metsar.
45 Also lats.
48 Also sâmá.
Miri-Abor. Manipuri.
sana
? kôngê rûpâ
kôri
? kaping pit'rai
kongau pågring, nel yôkdin... yôt
misi
