he words given by him will not be found
to correspond in every case with those in the Miao vocabulary in the
pocket of the cover of his book, and some have been taken from other
Miao dialects!. However, the comparison will be interesting:--

N-E. Yuen-nan
English Word Major Davies's Miao Miao

Man (human being) Tan-neng, Tam-ming Teh-neh.

Son To, T'am-t'ong Tu.

Eye K'a-mwa, Mai A-ma.

Hand Api Tee.

Cow Nyaw, Nga Niu.

Pig Teng Npa.

Dog Klie, Ko Klee.

Chicken Ka, Kei Ki.

Silver Nya Nieh.

River Tiang Glee.

Paddy Mblei Nglee.

Cooked Rice Mao Va.

Tree Ndong Ntao.

Fire To Teh.

Wind Chwa, Chiang Chta.

Earth Ta Ti.

Sun Hno, Nai Hnu.

Moon Hla Hlee.

Big Hlo Hlo.

Come Ta Ta.

Go Mong Mao.

Drink Ho Hao.

One A, Yi Ih.

Two Ao Ah.

Three Pie, Po Tsz.

Four Pei, Plou Glao.

Five Pa Peh.

Six Chou Glao.

Seven Shiang, I Shiang.

Eight Yi, Yik Yih.

Nine Chio Chia.

Ten Ch'it Kao.

The Miao language was until a year or two ago only spoken; it was never
written, and no one ever dreamed that it could be written. At the time
of the great Miao revival, when thousands of Miao made a raid on the
mission premises at Chao-t'ong, and implored the missionaries to come
and teach them, it was found absolutely necessary that the language
shoul