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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[August, 1907.
ENGLI8H.
BEA.
JŪWAL.
KOL.
Balawa. BOJIGYB.
Prefixes, radical. oto
otoatakoko
oko
otam-, oto
atakÖko-, öko
oko
ar
ir, iram
-lik
-lak
was
did
KÔL.
ong
onSuffixes, functional. -te
-ke -len -in, -&n, -en in
-en -len -lin
-kete Suffixes, qualitative, -ka -kate, -ia
-chike
-ke -ing -nga -nga
-nga -re -t, -te -ye, -an
-an, -chine (hon, of in.) -la, ola -le
-la
-la Many further proofs of the existence of the Andamanese Languages as & Family, sub-divided into three main Groups, will be found later on when considering that great difficulty of the Languages, the use of the prefixes, and it will be sufficient here to further illustrate the differences and agreements between those of the South Andaman Group. by a comparison of the roots of the words for the parts of the human body, a set of words which looms preponderatingly before the Andamanese mental vision.
Comparative Table of Boots and Stems denoting Parts of the Human Body. ENGLISH. BEA.
BALAWA. BOJIGYAB. JŪWAI. bead chēta chekta
tô
toi brains mun man mine mine
mine neck longota longato longe
longe
longe heart kūktâbana kuktabana kapöne
poktoi hand kôro kôro kôre korð
kôre wrist, shoulder tôgo
tôgo
to knuckle kütar
godla kutar kutar
kutar nail bodoh bodo pute
pute foot pâg pog
tok
tok ankle tögur tôgar togar
togar togar mouth
boang pong pong
pong chin adal koada teri t'reye
t'reye tongue ētel atal tatal tatal
tätal jaw ēkib toa ta tô
teip lip pai
paka
pake shoulder-blade pôdikma pôdiatoa
bes . bea
bein thigh
paiche poaicho baichato boichatokan baichatokan knce
lo
lu shin chalta chalanta chalta
cholto
chaltô belly. jõdo
jôdo chute chute
chute navel
akar tar takar
takar
poktó
to
to
pute
ta
bang
ра
pai
la
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