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Copulative Conjunctions. (^Continued.') 



Wa la imin kwâtlil iiïk yûkl, 

 kâs ûkwisi kills 



La ml 



Giûliwîdâ /.un ûmpa la mi sin 



hatlâkà klûkl 

 Gil 

 Gilh (lâ/.-w mî làA's Je kû.s 



tlâhwila nû kwun 

 Gil ma ï da bagwâmim Kis 



kupetla gla wun 

 Wa gilli dfikw um-kl wïsi.s 



dûkwila kluA: 

 Gil um-kl wîsis kwfill-kl, 



giaA'klila giai'un 

 Kunklû 

 Kâsû 

 Kû 



Ahd nuu- 1 luire tokl you 

 before it cornes to pass 

 that yc might believe 



And then 



Help my father and then I 

 V-ill ]K(y you 



If, when 



If ye loved me 



If a man abide not iritlt mc 



Wlien ye (pUi.) fhaU. see 



this 

 When you hare finished, 



come to me 

 If I, when 1 

 If you, when you 

 If he, ivhen he 



Kimtsfi or kunfdiwu 



La um lîxk un, kâsfi nik la/.- 



La um là/.' un, kunklû nik \âk 

 Kfis fdvwisî klûs, kû iû-kl lil 



kwîh-ïd klï 

 Kâ 

 Kâi gin 



Kâ U's . 



Lûgîtlin tlfilnvilrmûkwûs 



kfiÂs tlahwilûnûkwa û 



kûs in 

 Lûgitlin tlrdiwila nûkw.s 



kâ ite tlâhwila uûkwa un 

 Kîsi là, kâ î/.'S zilgwâluma 



â sis ûmp 



If Ht, ivhen nv 



I wrmld go, if you irislwd me 



to 

 I would go, if I wanted to 

 Tliat, irhen it com^s to j'ass, 



ye may believe 

 Because 

 Because I 

 Because you 

 Because lie 

 Ilore you,l>ccaum' you love mc 



(lit. The reason Ilore you 



is because you love me) 

 I lore him, because he lores me 



He did not go, because for- 

 bidden by his father 



(2.) D1S.JUNOTIVE Conjunctions. 



La ta, la ti, la glatl 

 La tin A'unklil j'âksum 

 Yâksâmun là glâ tas ekia 

 Kîs gla ti da lâmâdû hût 



lâh 

 Aklin 

 A klas 

 Akli 



But 



But I am very wich'd 

 lam sinful, but i/oii are good 

 But the sheep did not hear 



them 

 Or I shall 

 Or you uill 

 Or he will 



Hânâkwîlâla â klin yâkilït- 



lûs 

 Wâh 



Wâh mun wûklâi- 



Corne back (juickly, or Isladl 

 be angry with you 



Although. (Occurs fre- 

 quently in this lan- 

 guage) 



Although I asked 1dm 



The other jjart of the sentence is not generally uttered, being understood, e.g. Kicâhoàlï wCihya, 

 Wis glâ tin ûyûsilâk ; Although he i.s speaking (my language) I do not understand it. Criak mun 

 dûkwûkl wâhums Jeîs giâk dûJewinnhw giâkun; I have corne to see you, although you never call 

 upon me. 



Kîs • • ■ • K ÎS um A'a â 



KIsin nânâ/omik, liis um A-a â wisin hûklilâk 



Hihya um, higia um 



( kunklû 

 Higia um -J kâsû 



t kû 

 Klj'osi kwlh ida as lâwilsa, higia um kû kautlâklilâ 



là kis kâkûklâsû 

 Hihya um-kl kâsû là \àk klâyû lâk kîs ta klis la-îkl 

 lâkâ îke awînâgwîs 



Neither, nor 



Indlher answered him, nor did I listen to him 



Only, except 



Except I 



Except you 



Except he 



He cannot go oid, except he learns his lesson 



Except you repent, you iiAll not go to the heavenly place 



Observe the words Id lâk in the last sentence. Là is the verb to go, and the idiom is "except 

 you go and repent." The verb is of frequent occurrence in sentences that do not seem to require it. 



Itidagia 

 La A'ât nikia 



do it again 

 and he also said 



