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(a) Place. — Milapiu? (in what place) where? Nago, naga (s), 

 na^er (m), where ? Nago mi ngadahiga ? where (is) the likeness ? 

 Nalaga ? (what place) where ? nalaga a ngoi hitiipatan ? where (is) 

 thy wish that we prepare ? Nalaga^ii ? (from what place) whence ? 

 Nalagazi pa adan senahi zageto ina nubia ? from whence has this man 

 these things ? 



■ (h) Time. — Migoiga ? (what day) when ? Mi tonar ? (what sign) 

 when ?^ Mi tonar mangiz senahi pawa ina ? mi tonar minaipataman 

 senahi mura zasei ? When shall these doings come ? what sign shows 

 all these things? Kamoit? when? (Macf arlane) . How long? is 

 translated by Icurxisipa mido? till what? or by mihuta? Ngai 

 ngitamulpa haminadan kttrusipa mido ? How long shall I suffer you ? 

 Mihuta nubepa ma?igiz ? How long since (it) came to him ? 



(c) Cause. — Mipa? (for what) why? Mipa nidiz sena? why do 

 that ? Mipa ngita nuhunuko poihiz ? why make ye this ado ? Mingu ? 

 (through what) why ? Mingu ngita ngona nutan ? why do you tempt 

 me ? Minguzo ? (through what things) why ? Minguzo senahi 

 maihiiko a luman inahi tonar ? why does this generation seek a 

 sign ? 



{d) Manner. — Mido-paru ? (what appearance) how ? Mido paru 

 ngoi Tioraicaig nuhepa ngiiroweidan ? How (was it) we could not cast 

 him out ? Mingadalnga ? (what like) how ? Ngalpa mi ngadalnga 

 nuhepa minaman ? we shall measure it how ? 



{e) Numher. — Mida Tcuhi ? how many ? {lit. what many) is given 

 by Macgillivray, but no examples of its use is found in the Gospel, 

 which has mido only. Areto mido siei ngitamunia f how many 

 loaves have you ? lana mido gudia-ieudiz ? how many baskets full ? 



2. Place. — Ino, ina, here ; sei, siei, there ; sena, senao, that there ; 

 bradar (b) here ; mata launga, not here ; gurugui, around ; worgi, 

 worogi, on, upon ; mulpa, malupa (m), downward, below, lit. to sea ; 

 nakdreipa (m), upward, above ; kulaihulai, before ; kapitaig (m), a long 

 way off ; amadan, near. 



Adverbs denoting positions are mostly formed from nouns by the 

 suffix I or lo. C£. Adjectives. Adal, on the outside, away, off; apal, 

 apalo, on the ground, down, under, below ; dadal, in the middle ; 



^ The natives regulate their occupations during the various seasons of the year 

 by the constellations, which are thus signs (Saib. tonar ; Mir. mek) of the seasons. 

 See vol. II., p. 548. 



