A Grammar of the Khassi Language (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Grammar of the Khassi Language The importance which the Khassi and Jaintia Hills have of late years acquired, both as a frontier district and a centre of administration, will, I trust, amply justify the appearance of a complete and somewhat exhaustive Grammar of the language of by far the most numerous and powerful of the north-east frontier tribes. To those who, in the daily discharge of their official duties, come into personal contact with the natives, a practical knowledge of their language is indispensable. For it is the guide par excellence to a just appreciation of their character and habits. The numerous visitors from the extensive tea estates, to the salubrious and charming climate of the hill sanitarium at Shillong, now so easy of access from all parts, will also find in the Grammar a useful companion. We would particularly call attention to two prominent features of the work: - 1st, Complete paradigms for the conjugation of all Verbs, based on native usage, the usus loquendi, properly so called, have been supplied, 2nd, A detailed treatment of the Article, - subjects in regard to which the Khassi Language possesses features altogether its own, as compared with the other members of the Sub-Himalayan group. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.