On the aboriginal inhabitants of the Andaman Islands / by Edward Horace Man. With report of researches into the language of the South Andaman Islands by A. J. Ellis.

  • Man, Edward Horace.
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[1932]
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Credit: On the aboriginal inhabitants of the Andaman Islands / by Edward Horace Man. With report of researches into the language of the South Andaman Islands by A. J. Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The forms of possessive pronouns are arranged according to the alphabetic order of the word signifying his, her, or its, singular and plural, from which the forms for the first, second, and so-called fourth person, can be deduced by pre- fixing d, ng, V for the singular my, thy,—’s, and m, ng, V for the plural our, your,—s\ The Seven Forms of the Possessive Pronouns in re- lation TO PARTS OF THE IIUMAN BoDY. {Cited as Cl. 1, 2, etc.) Class 1. Sing, ah, pi. at. chdu- body, gu'dur- or Idn- back, go'roh- spine, pai-cha- thigh, lap, chu-Ua- shin, cha'Ua-dani'a- shin- (fleshy part), ca\i,pe-ke- groin, Jc6-pa- elbow, kd'pa-dam-a- fore arm-(fleshy part), Airn(pi-(ffl«r«j-upperarm-(fleshy part), lo-knee, a pita- hollow of knee, pd'retu- rib,er-navel, a-pa-clidu- belly, abdominal walls,stomach proper, jo-du- entrails, bowels, mug- liver, pvlma- spleen, ne'ma- gaU-bladder, vj-nga- womb, ji'ri- supra-renal fat and omentum, u-wa- armpit, po'dik- ma- shoulder-blade, yvl-nga- tendon of Achilles. Class 2. Sing, ar, pi. arat. chdg- leg, cho'rog- hip, e‘te- loin, gild-win- os coccygis, mii-ga- rectum, tii'niur- anus,il‘l«- urine, irlu-lva-e-r- bladder (urine-of-abode), kbl-am me- sentery, m'dl'wit- large intestine, 6'ta- testicle, to-, 6-no-, or dam-a- buttocks. Example : med-a (or mdl-oiclnk) .jdr-- awa I'ar'at cha-glen ablu’re, we saw the legs of the .jdr-awa. [tned'a we, a contracted form frequently used instead of the regular mol-oichik. .jdr’awa the South Andaman name for a tribe Class 3. Sing. bang- mouth, de-U-ya- palate, a-dal- chin, pai- \ip, pai--la-pi-d-mov&ta.t^e, that is, lip-(fo euphonic)-hair, e-tel- tongue, del-ta- gullet, 6-rma- throat, 6-rma-bd wind-pipe, i.e. throat-small. inhabiting Little Andaman, and having settlements in South Andaman, where they are much feared by the natives. Var-at {I euphonic) their, agreeing with chug legs, which is made plural by the preceding plural form L'ar-at. len marks the object on to which the action passes. ab-lii-re (human)-see-did, the ‘ human ’ ab ‘ agrees ’ with the ‘ human ’ subject ‘ we.’] d-kd,, pi. ale-at. ted-imo- uvula, e-kib- jaw-bone, e-kib- pi-d- beard, that is, jaw-bone-hair, go'd-la- collar-bone, cha-ga- side, tu-bal- saliva, chai-ad- breath. Class 4. Sing, ig, pi. it-ig, contracted to i, it-i with the words marked'^. *dal- *dbl- eye, *dal--dr-pi-d- and *dbl--ar-pi-d- eyelash, that is, eye-its- \isj.T,*dal--bt-e-d- or *dbl--dt-e-d- eyelid, that is, eye-its- {i.e. belonging to the head)-skin, pu--nyur- eyebrow, de-ri- ya- gum, mii-gti-ia.ee, ioTehead,pu-ku- ear, cho-ro-nga- nose, 6b- cheek, a-b-pi-d- whiskers, that is, cheek-hair. tl-mar- temple (of head), tug- tooth, to go- shoulder, gud- arm, ku-rupi- upper arm, ko-pa- forearm, go-ra- bicepsof upper arm, kum- breast, kum Vot che-ta- nipple of the breast, that is, breast-its-head, see ot Class 6, t'i- tear (of the eye).