dialects and in Manipuri, we have. Ni Aunt Ni; also in most Old Kuki dialects. Noi To laugh Nui. Manipuri, Nokpa; Beteh, Inui. Nom To wish Nuam, contracted into Nom. Nau-shen Baby Nau-shen. Nu Mother, female Nu, in nearly all these dialects. suffix. Appears in Manipuri in Nupi, woman, and "I cha nupi," my child female--i.e., daughter. Nupi is especially interesting because it combines both the Lushai female suffixes Nu and Pui. Nunga After, behind Nunga. Most dialects very similar. Cf. Manipuri, Back, Namgan. Nunga Girl Nula. Ole Alligator Awle. Beteh, Ove. Pa Father, and male Pa, in all these dialects and suffix Manipuri. Pa-gong A widower Parol; note the change of g into r. Pasal A male Pasal, a husband; Pasal-tha (man good), a brave man, hero. The word is used for man in several Old Kuki dialects. Paten The creator Pathian. With very slight variations common to all these clans except Manipuris. Pe To give Pe. Very similar terms in all these dialects. Manipuri, Piba. Pengpulep Butterfly Phengphehlep; Beteh Phelep. The Lushai may be Pheng, flat; Phe-phe, to move; Hlep, a slice. Phai Level Phei. Pho To dry in the sun Pho. In Manipuri the word has the same meaning and also means paddy. Phung Clan Phung-chang, fellow-clansman. Phut To place upright Phun. in the ground Pi Grandmother Pi. Pi Feminine suffix Pui. Found in many Old Kuki for animals. dialects. In Manipuri, "bi" is the feminine termination of adjectives. Pi Suffix denoting Pui. Common in one form or other to great. nearly all these dialects. Po To carry Paw, to carry on the back. Pol Straw Pawl. Pon Cloth Puan. The word in Chin and nearly all Old Kuki dialects is either the same or very similar. Pu Grandfather Pu; and in Manipuri and all Chin and Old Kuki dialects. The word has also