Mr. Brown's Vocabularies confirm this view (so far as it goes) of the monosyllabic character of the Garo; and I think that the following table—Mr. Brown's also—shewing the per-centage of words in any two languages, does the same.
| Khamti, | Siamese, | A'ká, | A'bor, | Mishimi, | Burmese, | Karien, | Singpho, | Jili, | Garo, | Manipurí, | Songpú, | Kapwi, | Koreng, | Maram, | Champhung, | Luhuppa, | N. Tángkhul, | C. Tángkhul, | S. Tángkhul, | Khoibú, | Maring, | Anamese, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khamti, | 92 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Siamese, | 92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| A'bor, | 1 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| A'ká, | 1 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 0 | |
| Mishimi, | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |
| Burmese, | 8 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 1 | |
| Karien, | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 2 | |
| Singpho, | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 70 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 5 | |
| Jili, | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 21 | 70 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 3 | |
| Garo, | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Manipurí, | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 6 | |
| Songpú, | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 53 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |
| Kapwi, | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 40 | 5 | |
| Koreng, | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | — | 10 | 15 | 3 | |
| Maram, | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 33 | 41 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 3 | |
| Champhung, | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 3 | |
| Luhuppa, | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 63 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 5 | |
| N. Tángkhul, | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 63 | 85 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 3 | |
| C. Tángkhul, | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 1 | |
| S. Tángkhul, | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 5 | |
| Khoibú, | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 43 | 78 | 3 | |
| Maring, | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 50 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 31 | 41 | 43 | 78 | 3 | |
| Anamese, | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
In the face of this, however, the author writes that it "would be difficult to decide from the specimens before us, whether it is to be ranked with the monosyllabic or polysyllabic languages. It probably belongs to the latter."
Again—Mr. Hodgson connects the Garos with the Bodo, not, indeed, as a sub-division of that group, but as a class with a common origin; adding, that fifteen out of sixty words in Brown's Vocabulary are the same in Garo and Bodo.
This involves the position of the Garo with that of the Bodo; whilst, in respect to the Bodo, it is convenient to consider them along with the Dhimál.
We are now in that part of the Indian side of the Himalayan range, which lies between Assam on the east, and Sikkim on the west, and which is bounded on the north by Bhután. This is the area where the aboriginal Indian and the Tibetan most intermix.
DHIMÁL.
Locality.—Mixed with the Bodo, in their most westerly locality, i.e. between the Konki and Dhorla.
Numbers.—According to Mr. Hodgson, about 15,000.