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The place of the accent is strictly determined by the structure and 

 etymology of compound words. In words composed of a noun and an 

 adjective, the accent is placed on the adjective; thus di+ki-bi', large 

 water, i. e., river ; chi-ka-{-tyng', large substance, i. e., stout ; sa-toi' -{-juk, 

 cotton substance or raw cotton. This applies equally to the emphasis in 

 a similar phrase like fe liow'-ri, other, or different people. When the 

 word is composed of an adjective or adverb, with a verb, the accent goes 

 with the verb ; thus, i-s'hutig ^pu', to spread ; i-wo + iu', to shut. When 

 composed of a noun and a verb, it follows the same rule ; thus, 

 be-ta^on'-te, the remainder {i. e., the end stays or remains). When com- 

 posed of two nouns, one in an adjective sense, the accent is on the quali- 

 fying noun, like mo'^too, navel ; du'-\-hu, nest or bird-house ; tsu'-\-di-o, 

 milk or teat-juice; Uu'-\-wo, a woman's breast; Uu-wo' -{-ie-ta, nipple. 

 This rule is almost universal in Bri-bri, and obtains generally in the 

 other languages ; the greatest number of exceptions being in Terraba. 



In the simplest sentence, the noH|inative begins, followed by the object, 

 and the verb comes last. When a noun is qualified by an adjective, the 

 adjective follows the noun. In tlie same way the adverb follows the verb ; 

 and the verb closes the sentence, unless it is accompanied by an adverb, 

 or adverbial phrase. In case there are, in addition to the nominative, 

 object, and verb, another noun, governed by a preposition, these latter 

 close the sentence. I strike you ; je be pu, I thou strike. I strike you 

 hard ; je be pu derere. The strong man chops the wood well ; weioi derei^e 

 kar tu boi. Will you go with me? ; be mia je-ta, thou go I with. Ta, 

 wa, and wetig (see notes on the nouns) are always added as suffixes to 

 the nouns or pronouns whicli they qualify, and form a sort of ablative 

 case. But where iveiig is used in the sense of "where is," it begins the 

 sentence. Whose hat (is this)? j/7 somftrewt?.^ Mine ; je'-c7ia. How many 

 people are there in your house? j)e biltsosi be hu-weiigf people how many 

 are thy house-where ? Where is he? we'iig yeHso? vfh.ere\iQ \s>^ He re- 

 mained in the middle of the road ; ye onte nyoro sJiong, he remained road 

 middle. Give me a chair (or bench), kru-ioa' mu'-nya ; chair give me. 

 Give him, mu'-ye. Reach me my hat ; je sombreno be ura reska, my hat 

 thou hand reach. Heat the water ; di ba-ung, water make hot. The 

 water is hot; di ba ba-na, water warm heated (is). Put out the tire; 

 bowo tco-ttt', fire extinguish (or close). The fire went out; bowo i-to'-ioa. 

 Shut the door; hu sliku wo-tu', house door shut. Unfasten the door; hu 

 shku wo-jet'-sa. Open the door ; hu Wcu ico-hu'-ioa. Where is my knife? 

 wengje tabef where my knife {et so, to be, understood)? Your knife is there; 

 be tabe tsosi diya, thy knife is there. Give lae my knife ; je tabe munya, my 

 knife give. My knife is very sharp ; je tabe akata boi, my knife toothed 

 good. Go shoot a bird, or go shoot birds ; be ju du tio, thou go bird 

 shoot. What with ? i-wa ? With a gun ; mokkur wa, gun with. What 

 kind of a gun? mokliur uf gun what kind? Our country gun (blow- 

 gun) ; sa konska mokkur, own country gun. There are no balls (the 

 clay balls or pellets) ; mokkur wo ke ku, gun round (things) no more 



