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REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1901. 



thou: IwVni 



the: Iony;V 



no: ny;V 



yes: y;V ^ 



to-day: idakabai' 



to-morrow: anil kaiuma' 



yesterday: Idanija/ 



COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES 



sweet: chlnaki' 



very sweet: chinakiVwakT' 



sour: chikataki' 



very sour: chikataka/wakV 



bitter: arapakr 7 



very bitter, poison: arapaka/waki' 



SENTENCES FROM THE PAUMARI. 



1. I am going with you: kadanyiV okakiho' 



2. I am going to fish — I wish to go fishing: bahannV okaburu' kibanaho' 

 :!. I am going hunting — I wish to hunt: 6karab6a / (n) kibanaho' 



4. Yesterday I went hunting: idanija/ okaraboaja/ 



5. To-morrow I go hunting: fifokainuV 6karab6a/n kiana/ kibanahd / 



6. I am goin.y to sleep — I wish to sleep: owadi' kibanaho' 



7. I did not sleep last night: hidanija/ juma/ wadiribi / 



8. Let us go to sleep: yabamV awadla/wa, 



9. Yesterday J killed a deer: hidanija' 6nabini / hotairP 



10. The night is very dark: juma 7 baki bakP 



11. I have two brothers: hidaho/ jamanP a/ju bamikP? 



12. My father is dead: biP abinP hidakabaP wanP kablirP kabaPoho'jaklho'.? — 



13. My mother is dead: una/ hldakabaiP ablnP 



14. I am sick : okowamu'ni' kiho' 



15. Yesterday I was sick a little: hidanija/ whariha/ okowamuni paisi 



16. I go to take a bath — I wish to bathe: okanaha/ kibanalnV 



17. 1 am very warm this evening: alakP juma/ wanlkwa/ 



18. The river has many fish: hlhida/ wamP kabakP 



19. The river runs much: waini jorakP kwamV wanaminP jaharikF 



20. The deer runs fast: nahimV tihlda/ otairi / biniikP daraha/(n) danokP 



21. I have a good canoe: kanawa/ kajahakp kodianya/ hojairiP 



22. My canoe is old: kana/wa, boda/ 



23. My canoe is new: kodi kana/wa jadPm 



24. I am sick to-day: hidakabaPI okowamtPnl 



25. I shall be sick to-morrow perhaps: hidakabaPi wabinP fokaima/ okowii-miPni?? 



26. My brother is sick: kodi ajo kowannVni kiada/ hidakabai'I 



27. My brother will be sick to-morrow perhaps: hidanija/ waha/blni kowannVni 

 a' jo 



28. My brother was sick yesterday: kodi a/ jo kowannVni hidakabaiP biwa hoj;V- 

 wlni? 



29. My brothers are sick to-day: a/ju kowannVni dakabai? 



:i(). My brothers were sick yesterday: hidanija' wigamPm kowannVni 



31. My brothers will be sick to-morrow: fokaima wlgaml'ni kowamu / ni wa/bini 



