P M 7895 N3 N4 1897 MAIN ■NRLF r \ X / COLLECTION OF A FEW MOSHANG NAGA WORDS, BY F. J. NEED HAM, Esq., ASSISTANT POLITICAL OFFICER, SAOITA, SHILLONG: NTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE. X897. f ^ 1 COLLECTION OF A PEW MOSHANG NAGA WORDS. bV . F. J. NEED HAM, Esq., ASSISTANT political' OFFICER, SADITA, SHILLONG: PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE. 1897. SHILLONO: PRINTED EV THE SUPERINTENDENT CF THE ASEAV. SECRETARIAT PRINTING DEPARTMENT. COLLECTION OF A FEW MOSHANG NAGA WORDS.* 2f.B. — Moshang ie the name of one of the tribal subdivisiona of the Nagas inha- biting the country south of the Patkoi. Each clan appears to have a dialect of its own. KEY TO PRONUNCIATION. Vowels. a, short, as in " company," or like the u in '* but." &, long, as in " fcxther." e, short, as in " met." e, long, as in *' they." i, short, as in " pm." i, long, as in " machme." o, short, as in " hop." 6, long, as in " yeoman." 6, broad sound, as in " pool." ii, like the French u in lune. Diphthongs. au, like ow in " how. Consonants. n has a nasal sound like the French n in " enfant. ' ^ r has such a distinct roll to it that I have used a double r. * Collected by F. J. Needharn, Esq., Assistant Political Officer, Sadiya, during a trip from Sadiya to the Hukong Vallev, January and February 1888. 961)484 A COLLECTION OF A FEW English. llubhdng Ndga dialect. S:iang'g6 Niiga dialect. Keniarks. Above './ Rang Slianii'fje is distant from Mo-sbang about 20 miles, mucb less as tbe crow flies. J.N. Acid ••• A'bi.* * Hi sbarp. In tbe word for fear tbe i is very long. All ..• Wa'tong. Alive .V. A-ta'iong Is alive? Auger • . • An'yiirr. Arm • * . Yok'pbum Yii pbfim. Arrow V Lu'san, Asb • •• Tap'lba. Aunt ... I'si. Axe • . • Mang'ki. Ead ... A'ba. Bag • •« YA'kbak Kbak. i^3amboo ■ y. wan ^YCu v^)asket, man's Pbang'pbai Yoke for carrying Ditto, Avomai>'3 ... Kben. men's basket = Akbcn'ko. Small flat ditto .-.. Pbe Strap for carrying r>ead ... Lik'sa. ditto on bead = Bear ... Cba'ba ' ... Cbab'bi. pok. r,oe ... Yan. Belly ./. Vak. Bird ... Yu. Black ... An' vak Tbe roots only of JJite, tr. ..( Kok. verbs are given. Bitter >.. A'krip. Ij'lood Bone V Ta'gri A'ran. Td'yai. Bow K.'. La (a sbarp). Bouojb ^... Piilpkak. Bracelet ... Yok'san. Bi-idgo 1 Hi. JJrinn;, v. 1 Bi'otber, elder ,'.. i'l.bii Tbe S i n g [) b Ditto, younger X. I no. words are jibu, nan. Buffalo. • • . NgH ^ Ki t Same in Sing- 15ullet ».. Cbuii'di Cbim'tbi. })bo. Bury, V. r A tat pig. Pig, fat i i' *= Yan'bt a'tbi va ") Knife, sharp / Kbai Clotb A sharp knife. ^ "^ ^^ i A long cloth , long J « ■m ^ i • TT- L . t t>eat nun. Him beat j Mi Ma 1 lip shu ^ r. iU r Z > Durv the man. Lan bury j V Y^k ri'shu ria huv j- Buy a pi£ Konnr gap shu ) n*- i.-l ^ ^c > I< ire the gun. Lxun fare j ^ "^ 4>M1i'^^l Kill him. Him kill J A'yii ta'shu | p^^, ^j^^ j_^^^_ Here put J ^ Yu kru ") r> ,. V- Kun awav. nun away J Ch^p kru ■) o, 1 Stand j ^^*^"^- Ka'thot kru ru ■) f. }■ bo away, way J -^ A FEW SENTENCES, (a) Gui'henr ta or tii Dog is (a) Man'sur ta Cow is Yal'shikfca Woman is (a) Guirr mu Dog not (a) Man'sur' mu (/ow not Yal'shik mu Woman not A'pi voil mu He sleeps not Shung mu Cold not > It is a dog. It is a cow. It is a woman. It is not a dog. It is not a cow. It is not a woman. He is not sleeping. It is not cold. (o) Theaa are merely euphonia. 10 A COLLECTION OF A PEW A FEW ^SENTENCES— con^ci. 1 -11 ^ 1 will ffo. 1 go will j ^^ r^^'tir^^vilr" }l^villsell. Nga shong ,nak j ^ ^^ .jj ^^^^ ^^,j_ 1 sell won t j Nira ka inak ) r .,, , ■r *^ ,. > I will not 20. I go won t } " 1 va a'tka Father exists > I have a fa ther. Nira kon a i>u ^ ^ , , '^ - > 1 have no gun. 1 gun none j ^ ''a) Yiirn a nga a'tha "I ,,,, n \ ■ n - ' ^^. - . r. Where are fish in t he nver. Silver in hsti are j (v) Yiirn a noa a'frii ") m /- i • -r • ^^ T>- • ci J- There are no fish in the river. River in hsh not J A'rii i vak ") ti • • ,,,, . . *- llus IS niv i)io[. Tins my ]>]'/ S . i = ^'^^\^'! , ., ll)on"r hp afraid. Don r. be afraul j A'plln/mi . Illei. notalVaid. He afraid not j A'nii ka'to *) (.^jj^g j^^^g_ Here come J A'pi yiirr ka ") j^^ j^ ,,, .^ He angry is j ?g^ f, *^ 1 1 am ill. 1 ill J Sammuin ka ) The rice is ripe. Rice ripe is J Wa ba ka I .pj^g i^j^,j jg fl^,. Bird flying is J . o Ngai vak m'juia ? | ^j^^^^ ,-^ ,^^^. | 9 aiy pig where .-^ / . r » (.») A'llifi= exipt.^, Ptr. ; 3eu— 'Iocs not exist, etc. m6shAng kaga words. tl MOSHANG NUMERALS. A'shi 1—1 Tti'rftk ... ... 6 i> kvA .. 2 , Ma'shi ... ... 7 \ A'tfim .. 3 i Ta'chat ... ... 8 BaTi .. 4 Ta'kra ... ... 9 Bang'a .. 5 V Rok'shi ... ... 10 Rok'shi ra k 'shi . .. ... ... 11 Rok'shi ra fi' ni ... .., 12 Rok'shi ra a' turn ... ... ... 13 etc., etc. Rok or rog'ni ... ... 20 Rok'tum ... ... 80 Rok'ba'li ... ... 40 Rok'bang'a ... ... 50 Rok'ta'i-uk ... ■ •• ... 60 Jiok'ma'.slii ... ... ... 70 Rok'ra'ch;it ... ■ • • ... 80 Hok'ta'kru ... ... ... 90 Rok'sha'shi ... ... ... LOG SHANG'GE NUMERALS. A'shi \ A'nai A'tam ^' Ma'lai \ Bang'i ... 1 ^ Ta'rok ... 2 \ Ma'shi ... 3 Ta'cbat ... 4 \ Ta'kau ... 5 Ro'shi .. 6 .. 7 .. 8 . 9 . 10 And the rest are also so similar to the Moshang ones, that I did not think it worth while writino^ them down. ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE (GENL.) NO. 398 — 130 — 17-4-97. 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