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INTRODUCTION.

rundial form for the present of the infinite, Evö- ben vagyok, (Hung.,) Láen porriem, (Lap.,) I am eating. The Esthonian and Hungarian pro- nouns have a strong resemblance.

Esthonian Hungarian

mis mi what

ke ki who

kegi kiki whoever

minna én I

mere mi we

teie ti you.

And in their expressions of endearment there is much similarity of phrase, as Kulla Herra, (Est.,) Aranyos Uram, (Hung.,) My golden Sir!

 The affinities with some of the remoter idioms, are very remarkable. The word atya, father, is (as is well known) one found in a variety of dif- ferent tongues, though I suspect its resemblance to the first lispings of a child is the secret of its extension. But blended with a possessive pronoun, the affinities are extraordinary.

Cheremissian Hungarian Laplandish Cheremissian Hungarian Laplandish

Atjam Atyam Attjain My father Atjane Atyánk Mo attjeh our father

atjat atyad attjatt thy father atjada atyátok to atjeh your father

atjáse attya attjes his father atjast attyok attjehs their father