P.S.-In representing the vernacular terms in Roman characters I have followed the received mode of spelling; d, t, in italics, represent the hard cerebral sounds of those letters which have only one representative with us, as opposed to their soft dental sounds; r among the Todas has a peculiarly harsh and prolonged sound which I have represented by reduplication. The correct sound of the Tamil zh is a deep cerebral enunciation of the French j, formed by touching the back of the palate with the tongue. Such a sound is very common in Tibetan and its derivatives, wherein nearly every d and g and ch becomes a harsh zh, as digarchi pronounced zhiggatzhi. na, or va lappámá na Thin Thirst Hunger melliya Weariness ayarppu ... melinda ileippu nírvédkei ... ... ... ... posi melinna valachal tanni kerichal visappa ... palachani ... ... alupu dappi ákali L |