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ABL. Е au—by 
pos from me. 
Meia 
late au. 
Ia au. 
The form and changes of the verb in 
ap ngan = exceedingly simple. In fact, it 
tion ; 
i ast t 
Euphonic terminations are a or i, and 
ere. eina, aki, hia, c and age; аз oku 
u tabwi koe. slike’ exceptions 
aba roots andergo o changes in conju- 
gation ; etti o байнаб ot ‘tho ose in- 
flexions w dicate mood. 
ber, or Pen The conju Me ferreo “of, e 
Tongan verb i is therefore accomplished by 
the use of certain au ends gns, particles, 
and words. Example 
Appendix. 
Malay. 
are used under such circumstances respec- 
tively. 
THIRD PERSON—He 
Pes Padi bid used indifferently. 
th courtesy, tempt, arrogance, 
ve, candour, mulation, etc., can 
indicated. e natives have a keen per- 
i 
ception of the various shades of meaning. 
This is also the case with Malay verbs. 
Euphonic terminations Казы: in tau, taut 
—to know; ajar, ajari—to learn; etc. 
e other principal dr Hd e kan and 
an, as boat, boat-kan—to do. 
ato remarks also apply to Malay, as 
CoNJUGATION OF A pm VERB. 
Alu—to go. 
—to go. 
З e dae ash 
SINGULAR. 
Oku au alu—I go, or am going. 
Oku ma se we two go pone 
Oku ta sive) 
Aku ada purgi—1 go, ete. 
Kita dua purgi—we two, etc. 
PLURAL. 
Oku mau alu—we go (ex.) 
Oku tau alu— (in. 
Kita purgi—we go. 
2. NEGATIVE Form, 
SINGULAR 
Oku ikai teu alu—I go not. 
Aku tida purgi—I go, ete. 
DUAL. 
Oku ikai te ma alu—we two go not. 
Kita dua tida purgi—we two, etc. 
PLURAL. 
Oku ikai te mau alu—we go not. 
Kita tida T go, ete. 
Past OR IMPERFECT TEN 
Neu alu—I went. Aku suda purgi—l went. 
DUAL. 
Naa ma alu—we two went. : Kita dua suda purgi—we two went. 
t PLURAL. 
Naa mau alu—we went. Kita suda purgi—we went. 
` . PERFECT AND PLUPERFECT. 
SINGULAR. 
Kuou alu—I have gone. Aku suda ada epit have, etc. 
Kuo ma alu—we two have gone. 
UAL. 
Kita dua suda ada purgi—we two, etc. 
PLURAL, 
Kuo mau alu—we have gone. 
Cita sudu ada purgi—we have, ete. 
