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garmde,'' both meaning 'like,' or, 'the colour of the charcoal procured 

 from ^ Icuhi-lculi' =\/iuch.-^oodi.'' 'Blue, green, and red ' are denoted 

 by compounds, signifying resemblance to • deep water, a leaf, and 

 blood,' respectively" [n. 303]. 



Ifone of these forms are found in the Gospel, where " white " is 

 gatnul or gamuldnga ; " red, purple," hdukal; " green," maludonga. 



In Haddon's iiss., however, there is a series of colour names 

 from Tud, similar to those of Macgillivray, but with da instead of tha. 

 These names are : — 



Eed, Iculka-da-goinola. Yellow, deica-da-gomola. 



"Wliite, Jcohi-lcohi-gomola. Blue, malu-da-gomola. 



Black, kaibro-do-gomdia. Green, eldra-da-gbmola. 



There are numerous compound adjectives, e.g. hoikutalnga, long, 

 high; lit., possessing big ends; kdiridanga, hard; lit., very bony. 

 Macgillivray gives the examples wati-ngarare, lame, bad-footed ; wati- 

 gayiule, stinking, bad smelling ; icati-mitale, bad tasted ; wati-kaurare, 

 biid-eared, deaf, &c. 



3. Comparison is made by two positive statements, or by a 

 periphrasis. 



Example : Magina modolia Sodoma a Gomora senahi tonar halhai- 

 fn'dan senahi lagaJ, a little punishment Sodom and Gomorrah (in) time 

 of rectifying (than) those cities; matangadagido ngi muia utizo nahi 

 igililenga a ngimi geto paunapa patan a ukasuhisuJco, kahnel geiiapa taean, 

 senahi mui usimoiging, worthy (better) thou enter into life and thy 

 two hands cut off (than to be) thrown with them into Gehenna, into 

 unquenchable fire. 



Likeness is expressed by ngdde or ngada, or in adjectival form, 

 ngadiiJgna. 



Example : ngdde puinge, like trees ; keda ngadalnga sinapi kousa, (it 

 is) like a mustard seed ; ngalpa Augadan haselaia mi ngadalnga tninapa ? 

 we make God's kingdom like what ? 



4. A superlative is expressed by means of the word adapudiz ; lit., 

 coming out beyond. 



Example : nga adapudiz ? who is greatest ? durai nia adapudiz, the 

 chief seats ; wara salli aiginga adapudiz sehalhi sohia, have not any law 

 beyond these two laws ; Augadau kazi adapudiz, Son of God most high ; 

 mina koiza adapudiz senahi pui mura, real great thiugs beyond all trees. 



