CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1-38 Chapter 1. THE SOUNDS 1-39 I. The Consonants 2 II. The Vowels 30 III. Combinations of vowels 32 IV. Elision & coalescence of vowels 34 V. Assimilation 35 VI. Tones 37 Chapter 2. WORD-BUILDING 40 - 57 I. Monosyllables 40 II. Disyllables 41 III. Polysyllables 51 Chapter 3. THE SUBSTANTIVE A.- Noun 58 - 106 I. Formation of Nouns 58 II. Extension of Nouns 74 III. Suffixes peculiar to the Noun 77 IVb Postpositions peculiar to the Noun 92 V. Nouns of relationship 95 VI. Enumerative nouns 98 VII. Foreign nouns 103