Abbreviations.

act. = active. C or CT = Central Tibet, especially the provinces of Ü and Tsaṅ. cf. = confer, compare. Dzl. = Dzaṅlun. e.g. = exempli gratia, for instance. ET = East Tibet. fut. = future. imp. = imperative. inf. = infinitive. i.o. = instead of. Köpp. = Köppen. Kun. = Kunawur, province under English protection. Ld. = Ladak, province. Mil. = Milaraspa. neutr. = neuter verb. perf. or pf. = perfect. pres. = present. s. = see. term. = terminative case. Thgy. = Thar-gyan, scientific treatises. v. = vide, see. vulg. = vulgar expression. W or WT = Western Tibet.

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Contents.

I. [Phonology].
Page
1. [Alphabet] 1
2. [Remarks] 3
3. [Vowels] 3
4. [Syllables] 4
5. [Final Consonants] 5
6. [Diphthongs] 6
7. [Compound Consonants] 7
8. [Prefixed Letters] 11
9. [Word; Accent; Quantity] 12
10. [Punctuation] 14
II. [Etymology].
I. [Article].
11. [Peculiarities of the Tibetan Article] 17
12. [Difference of the Articles] 18
13. [The Indefinite Article] 19
II. [Substantive].
14. [Number] 20
15. [Declension] 21
III. [Adjective].
16. [Relation to the Substantive] 25
17. [Comparison] 26
IV. [Numerals].[[VIII]]
18. [Cardinal numerals] 28
19. [Ordinal numerals] 31
20. [Remarks] 31
21. [Distributive numerals] 33
22. [Adverbial numerals] 33
23. [Fractional numerals] 33
V. [Pronouns].
24. [Personal pronouns] 34
25. [Possessive pronouns] 36
26. [Reflective pronouns] 37
27. [Demonstrative pronouns] 37
28. [Interrogative pronouns] 38
29. [Relative pronouns] 38
VI. [Verb].
30. [Introduction] 40
31. [Inflection] 41
32. [Infinitive] 42
33. [Participle] 43
34. [Finite Verb] 45
35. [Present] 46
36. [Preterit] 47
37. [Future] 48
38. [Imperative] 49
39. [Intensive] 50
40. [Substantive Verbs] 51
41. [Gerunds and Supines] 54
42. [VII. Adverb] 65
43. [VIII. Postposition] 67
44. [IX. Conjunction] 74
45. [X. Interjection] 76
[XI. Derivation]:
46. [Derivation of Substantives] 77
47. [Derivation of Adjectives] 78
III. [Syntax].
48. [Arrangement of Words] 80
49. [Use of the Cases] 81
50. [Simple Sentences] 82
51. [Compound Sentences] 83
[Appendix].
[Phrases] 86
[Reading Exercise] 92
[Verbs] 99

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Errata.