| Singular. | Plural. |
| Nom. | masá | a |  | Tiger. | masá-far,tigers, &c. (case-endings identical with those in singularnumber). |
| Obj. | khó | a |
| Instru. | zang | by a |
| Dat. | nŏ | to a |
| Abl. | ni-frai | from a |
| Poss. | ni | of a |  |
| há | |
| Loc. | au (iau) | in a |
| Voc. | Heloi mosá | O |
(a) The possessive case has two signs, the former (ni) being by far the more commonly used.
(b) The ablative case ending is a compound one, as its proper sign (frai) is preceded by that of the genitive, ni. The same remark holds good sometimes with the locative case.
II. Adjectives.
1. Many adjectives begin with the letter g, to which a very short vowel is attached, so short indeed that in rapid speaking the vowel of the first syllable may not be heard at all, whilst in composition this first syllable is sometimes omitted altogether, as