258 Characteristics of the Language of Ghagh or Accra. 
(2.) The accusative case is known by its collocation after the 
verb. 
(3.) The local case is expressed by the termination eng or mli ; 
as, gbawmo, a man ; gbawmomli, i in @ man. 
(4.) An oblique adverbial case is —— by the termination 
heh or gnaw indifferently. 
(5.) The genitive or adnominal case is expressed merely by 
placing a substantive before another substantive ; as, ghawmd fai, 
man hat, i. e. a man’s hat ; mz doyt, I ears, i. e. my ears ; gbaw- 
mo fai-i, a man’s hats ; rbatoma a fai-i, men’s hats. 
(6.) The declension of the noun then is as follows: 
Sine. Nomin. gbawmo, a man. 
Accus. gbawmo, a man. 
Dative ( gbawmoheh . 
an and to or from a man. 
Ablat. € gbawmognaw, 
Local $e ron saseg A = i in a man. 
Piur. Nomin. ghawmé, men. 
Accus. gbawmé, men. 
Dative ( gbawmeaheh 
and and 
Ablat. ( ghawmeagnaw, 
Local ghawmeamili, in men. 
A. The comparison ¢ of adjectives is expressed by a periphrasis. 
The comparative is formed by adding feh, more ; and the super 
lative by adding fehféng, more than all. Thus, 
effong, bad, 
effongféh, more bad, 
effongfehféng, most bad. 
_5. Person in verbs is expressed by merely prefixing the pro- 
nouns ; as, 
c or from men. 
mi simo, I love ; 
o stimo, thou lovest ; 
eh simo, he, she, or it loves ; 
waw mi simo, we love ; 
gni-e mi simo, ye love ; z 
amme mi simo, they love. 
“The fone of mi in the plural I am unable to explain. 
The tenses of “verbs are expressed by varying the arent? or 
by auxiliary particles. 
