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2. Adjectives. — Same as E, and H. Pt. I., p. 534. 



3. Numerals. — Neisiem and neisem are noted, but they are not 



shown as causative. 



4. Pronouns. — As in E, and H. Pt. I., p. 527. The word dali 



is called a verb, and translated thus : — 



haica nali, ich bin es. darali, zwei (beide) sind, waren. 



mama nali, du bist es. idali, 

 e dali, er ist es. pedala, ' 

 Other forms given are uadali, iamdali, iadali, edali. 



hier, dort, sein. 



Yeebs : 



de, causative. 



di, causative or directive outward. 



da, directive thither. 



e, emphasises author of the action, 

 when action goes out to the 

 third person. 



a, gives negative character to the 

 sentence. 



a, in positive sentence only with 

 tager, is reciprocal. 



dara, plural, and summarises. 



na, uncertainty and futurity. 



ha, expresses a mournful or some- 

 times excited condition of the 

 roind. 



te, motion thither or hither. 



Suffixes. 

 er, ar, ir, or, ur, no special meaning, mlc 

 em, corresponds with noun ending 



for accusative. 

 l{am), corresponds to ending for 



ablative. 

 iam (?) 

 lu, perfect, the realization of an 



expectation. 

 U, perfect and continued action. 

 i, nearly same as li. 

 {l)ei, action goes out to two persons. 

 {r)ti, perfect. 

 are, plural subject. 



Prefixes, 

 tara, instead of te in sentences 

 which indicate completed 

 action. 

 /, conditional or accidental. 

 0, direction from before, or from 

 above. 



only in word iolaru, position 

 before. 



direction from above, 

 only in iauatala and iadali 

 has demonstrative meaning. 

 ao, on, on upper side, above or higlu 

 esa, (?) 

 (?) 

 (?) 

 ue[e), on upper side. 



iO, 



ua, 

 ia. 



oga, 

 olca, 



ue(e) 



action from below. 

 rik, up, thither. 

 ot, into. 

 meida, down. 

 eder, participal meaning. 

 ua, oa, out down. 

 le, mankind. 

 ao, action in solemn or serious 



fashion. 



^. (?) 



0, probably same as prefix o. 



OS, doubtful. 



