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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1898.
Sing.
I. - NOUNS - Declension.
Plur.
Similarly. Nom, bab, a father babt
dui, a daughter. Gen. bab-a
babu-a
Genitive, dit-2: but Nom. Dat. bab-ki or -ka babú-ki orka
Plur, dúi. Loc. bab-md
habu-mă
A good man is ak rán mérh. Abl. bab-ma, from a father babú-md
A good woman is ak rain is. II. - PRONOUNS —
I, ya; of me, me, mai; Obl. form, mai; We, md; oar, mo. Thon, tâ; of thee, cha ; Obl, form, tai; Ye, thấ; your, tlô.
He, that, ashi; his, asd; Obl. de; they, tum ; their, tasd; by them, tama. Other forms are sah, he ; tasd, his ; tas-ki, to him ; tan, by him. This' is ch or ai. III. – VERBS (a) Verbs Substantive - Pres. - thú, th, (masc.); thi (fem.); for both numbers and all persons. Used once to
mean was.' The elder son was in the field. Past - dsh, Ash, dshi; fem. dshí; for both numbers and all persons : used once to
mean 'is,' what matter is ? I may or shall be, hôm; he became, hí; be (Imperat.) hô; to be, hôge ; being, hôg. (6) Finite Verbs -
Chando, to beat. Chandôsh, beaten ; 80, múrsh, dead; chháros, lost: gat, gone. Imperative, -chand, beat. Other examples are, da, give; giya, bring ye; sháwa, sha,
clothe ye; yd, come (? 1st person, plural); chó, go. Present, - chandánt, I beat, for all persons and both numbers. Other examples are
khánt, I would eat; mardnt, I am dying; kharánt, thou art defiling; want, it
comes ; gránt, thou bandiest : bachant, I go. Imperfect, - chandánt ash, (I, etc.) was (were) beating. Past, (a) Transitive Verbs - Passive construction - With Masculine Object, -
mai chandi, I beat him); pastala, (he) sent him); kér, (he) made; lith (he) saw
(him); gas, (he) caught (him); mano, he said ; budh, (he) heard (a sound); lath, (he) found him). With Feminine Object, - kéth, thy (father) has made (a feast), (I) did not disobedience to thee; d&th, thou didst (not) give (a kid);
gis, (he) caught (her); khég, (he) ate (her). (6) Intransitive Verbs, - gå, (1, etc.) went ; ya, yag, (he) came ; itiath, (he) arose;
bág-chhöre, (he) ran up to him); nukas, (he) came out. The following are apparently Past Participles used as Past Tenses; - khidshta, they ate; karésh, I might do (merriment, fem. obj.) ; didah, (he) gave; bachash, (he) went; pudsh, they were drinking.
Future, -ya-chandam, I shall beat; chhom, I will go ; ya manam, I shall say ; karam,
I will make; ya poham, I will understand.
