Zuk = motion downwards. Zuk la ro = Bring it down. Han = motion upwards. Han en rawh = Come up and see. Han = motion towards the A han la ta = He brought it. speaker. Lo = motion towards the Lal a lo kal = The chief arrives. speaker. Ron = motion towards the indirect object. Lal hnena ron hril rawh = Go and tell the chief. Min ron pe rawh = Come and give it to me. Va = motion from. Va la zo = Go and bring. Adverbs. There is a peculiar series of adverbs in Lushei, which, besides denoting the manner in which a thing is done, also convey some idea of the appearance of the agent, thus:-- Lal a kal buk buk = The chief goes. "Buk buk" shows that the chief is a big, heavy man and is walking slowly. "Bak bak" similarly used would mean that the chief was medium-sized and walking slowly, whereas "bik bek" could only be used of a small person proceeding slowly. There are over a hundred such adverbs in Lushei. Interjections. The most common are "Ie" = I say! "Khai" = Come! "Ku" = Ho! "Chei chei" denoting disapproval and surprise. There are certain interjections, such as "Karei, Karei!" = Alas! Alas! which are only used by women. The Lushais are very fond of piling up adverbs to intensify the meaning:-- Ava mak em em mai! How wonderful very very very! Ava mak em veleh! How wonderful very indeed! Literal Translation of an Account of the Thimzing. Hman lai hian thim a lo-zing-a; chutichuan mi zawn zawn Former time in darkness it collected; then mankind all all an in-khawm mur mur chutichuan zawng they themselves collected (untranslatable adverb) then monkey hmul a lo lenga an hgum a thak an hiat hair it began to grow their spine ends they itched they scratched thin-a zawng a te an changa tin lal te chu always monkeys into (plural suffix) they changed their chiefs indeed va-pual a an lo changa mi chhia e-raw chu horn-bill into they became changed people poor on the other hand zawng a te ngau-va te an lo changa. Tin sa lu ro monkey into grey monkeys they became changed. Then flesh head dry nei chuan an tuah a thing ai-in a tha zawh a had those who they put on fire wood than it good more was chu-te-chuan an dam rei thei zawk an ti. Tin mei-ling therefore they lived long could more they say. Then embers tlaivar lem-in puan tial shin in sakeia watched all night more than others cloth striped wearing tigers into an changa thei tin pitar te hian puanpui an sin-a they changed may be then old women quilts they were wearing sai a an lo changa. elephants into they became changed. APPENDIX