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APPENDIX. 



English. 



Kowrarega. 



Gudaiig. 



salpiimeipa 

 ameipa* 

 atzTpa 

 mapeipa 



tartepaleipa (8 1 *] , 

 722) 



709 Break (as a stick) tideipa 



710 wind back- 

 wards 



711 Build (as a hut) mideipa (369?) 



704 Bail 



705 Be affected with 



706 Become 



707 Bite 



708 Bore a hole 



aterumbanya 

 penyaka 



the others the terminations of this tense are iir (the most frequent) ; ar, (the 

 next in order of frequency) ara, ari; ada, eada ; e, eio, eir, erur ; and o. 



After all I am inclined to suppose that the Kowrarega verb, although ap- 

 parently complicated, is of simple construction ; and that its various modifica- 

 tions are caused by the mere addition to its root of various particles, the exact 

 meaning of which (with one exception,) is yet unknown. That exception is 

 the particle aige or ffe, (804) the mode of employment of which is shewn by 

 the following examples : — 



Wawp' yinu ngai purteipaige=I am not eating your fish. 

 ,, „ ,, purteiunaige=I did not eat your fish. 

 ,, ,, ,, purteipakaige=I shall not eat your fish. 

 ,, nanu ngi purtaige^ Don't eat his fish. 

 A few examples may be given in illustration of the preceding remarks. 



* Apparently a contraction of "ana" and "meipa." Ex.— " ana kobaki 

 ameipa"=(litera]ly) me cough affects, or I have a cough." The word " mizzi," 

 the exact meaning of which is unknown to me, is also used to express the 

 same thing. Ex. — " quiku kikire ana mizzi=I have a sick head, or a head- 

 ache." 



