| (ga-zau) |
| (are) |
| i.e. zau = (ga) zau, tall. |
4. Numeral Adjectives.
The numerical system in this District is very defective, only seven digits, i.e. sè, nè, thàm, brè (brŏi), bâ, rå (då), sni (sĭni), being generally used, though the remaining three, skhó, zàt, zi (zu), are occasionally recognised. There is also a useful collective word za-khai = four, which when followed by two numerals is to be multiplied by the former whilst the latter is to be added to the product so obtained; thus
- zakhai-thàm sà thàm,
- Four × three + three = fifteen (men).
- Burma zakhai-brè má-nè,
- Goats four × four + two = 18 goats.
Before the second numeral are always inserted certain monosyllables, which classify the noun referred to, e.g. as above, sá (human beings) and má (irrational animals). This classifying syllable always indicates the point at which the multiplication ends and the addition begins.
III. Pronouns.
(a) The personal pronouns which undergo no change of form to indicate gender are:—