FROM TONKIN TO INDIA 



Complement to No. 24 — Loutse Vocabulary — furnished by 

 Father Dubernard at Tsekou 



Civil chief : Pone. 



„ : Aiikatig. 



He is a great chief : .4nka>ii^ katen re. 



{chief) (great) {he is). 

 Blind : ne me yang. 

 {eye) {not) {sees). 

 Deaf : atta me tong. 



{car) {not) {hears). 

 Vou must comb yourself : Oiine se gone, 



{hair) {to com/') (must). 

 There are four chickens : Kakie hligou a/. 



(chickens) (four) (there are). 

 How many children have you ? Na antienne dangyo al. 



{ To you) (children) (how many) (there are). 

 I have five : Fnga you al. 

 How many daughters have you ? Poumatienza dangyo al. 



(Daughters) (how many) (there are). 

 Poumatienza agni yo, lankiera assom yo. 



(Girls) (two) (I have), (boys) (three) (I have). 

 How old is the eldest ? Temeyo dongnin kia. 

 ( The I'iggest) (what age) (has). 

 He is 20 : Agni t set gnin kia. 

 (20) (years) (has). 

 How old is the youngest ? Kienemiyo dongnin kia. 



( Tlic smallest) (what age) (has). 

 He is at the breast : Kiou nga. 



(breast) (drinks). 

 I want to drink some water : iVgang nga gal. 



(neater) (to drink) (ivish). 

 I wish to eat some mutton ; Aran cha he gal. 



(sheep) (meat) (to eat) (ivish). 

 I am cold to-day : Tagnila zing, 

 (to-day) (cold). 

 It will rain : Xam za hoa 



(sky) (rain) (wi/lfall). 

 We must dress : lo goua gal. 



(coat) (to clothe) (must). 

 Do you know how to draw the cross-bow ? Tana ab ne soa. 



(cross-bo'iv) (to draw) (do you know). 

 Is there much water in (the) Ba}ul ? Tourong meli ngang kateng la. 



(Bayul) (country) (water) (big) (has it). 

 Maize : tambo. 

 Corn : azong. 

 Ripe buckwheat : amble. 

 Unripe ,, : foa. 



Barley : soa. 

 Antelope : adzou. 

 Musk deer : kiela. 



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