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IN THE NON-PRONOMINALIZED HIMALAYAN DIALECTS.
Nwr (Nepal).
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Pahr (Nepal).
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Rng (Darjeeling).
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(Jalpaiguri).
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English.
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Chhi... | Thi-ki... | Kt... | Ch... | 1. One. |
Nasi... | Nisi... | Nyet... | N... | 2. Two. |
S... | Songo... | Sm... | Sung... | 3. Three. |
Pi... | Pingi... | Fa-l... | J... | 4. Four. |
Ng... | Ngongu... | Fa-ng... | Ng... | 5. Five. |
Khu... | Khugu... | Ta-rok... | ... | 6. Six. |
Nhaye; nhasa... | Nhgi... | Ka-kyok... | un... | 7. Seven. |
Chy... | Chegi... | Ka-ku... | G, ... | 8. Eight. |
G... | Gugu... | Ka-kyt... | Gu... | 9. Nine. |
Snha... | Jigi... | Ka-t... | Chu-tmb, tws.. | 10. Ten. |
Ngie... | Ni-I-gi; ni-gi... | Kh kt... | Nisa... | 11. Twenty. |
Ngae... | Nge-e-gi; nge-gi.. | Kh nyet sa ka-t.. | Ni-kwi-ts, or chu-tmb | 12. Fifty. |
Sata-chhi; sa-chhi.. | Sa-chhi... | Kh fa-ng... | Ng-ki... | 13. Hundred. |
Ji... | Ji... | Go... | K-t... | 14. I. |
Ji-gu; ji-mha... | Nu-gu... | Ka-su-sa... | K-k... | 15. Of me. |
Ji-gu; ji-mha... | Nu-gu... | Ka-su-sa... | K-k... | 16. Mine. |
Jh-p... | J-ri... | Ka-y... | Dninimi, or n-te.. | 17. We. |
Jh-gu... | J-ri-sal... | Ka-y-sa... | ... | 18. Of us. |
Jh-gu... | J-ri-sal... | Ka-y-sa... | ... | 19. Our. |
Chha... | Chhi... | H... | N-g... | 20. Thou. |
Chh-gu... | Chh-gu... | -do-sa; h-sa.. | N ak... | 21. Of thee. |
Chh-gu... | Chh-gu... | -do-sa; h-sa.. | ... | 22. Thine. |
Chhi... | Chh-ri... | (-y)... | ... | 23. You. |
Chhi-gu... | Chh-ri-sal... | (A-y-sa)... | ... | 24. Of you. |
Chhi-gu... | Chh-ri-sal... | (-y-sa)... | ... | 25. Your. |
@This list is incomplete. Only one bilingual could be found. He knew a little Bengali, but his knowledge was so limited, that it was found im possible to make him understand the force of the various grammatical forms. No nou- knows the language.