other meanings, such as maternal uncle. Pu To carry on the Puak, to carry on the back. shoulder. Manipuri, Puba, to carry. Pum Body Pum, belly. Manipuri Puk. There is a curious dissimilarity here in most Old Kuki dialects, in which Won or some such word is used for belly. Pum Raft Pum. Sa Animal Sa. The word is used generally for wild animals. In Lushai it is prefixed to the names of wild animals and to those of such domestic animals as are not indigenous. Thus, Sa-kor, a horse; Sa-kei, a tiger; while Kel, a goat, Shial, a mithan, Ui, a dog, have no prefix. Sa is used in the same manner in Manipuri--Sagol, a horse; Sangamba, an otter; Saji, a barking deer, &c. The word is found in Old Kuki dialects. Sam Hair Sam. In Manipuri, Chin, and Old Kuki. Sang Tall Shang. Manipuri, Sangba, long. Sang Thousand Shang. Beteh, Shang. Sa-ku Porcupine Sa-kuh. Manipuri, Sa-bu. Sanga Wild cat Sa-nghar. Sat To cut Shat, to chop. Sat Hot, of weather Sha. Manipuri, Saba. Sha To build Shat, to cut. As all buildings and bridges were originally of timber, building meant cutting, and a Lushai always says, "In ka shat," "I build a house." In Manipuri, Saba means to make or build. Shai Elephant Sai. She To say Shoi. Shelda Mithan Shiel, but in conjunction She; Shepui, full-grown cow, mithan. Shem To make Shiam. Manipuri, Semba. Shi To be cold Shik. Shil To wash the body Sil, to wash. Soi, with To converse Thu, word; Shoi, to say. "tu" Shok A slave Sal is the Lushai for a slave; but Suak, found in so many names, evidently means slave (v. Part I, Ch. IV, p. 6). All Old Kuki dialects have very similar words for slave or servant. Sum Goods Sum.