The Verb. 



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IV. THE VERB. 



§ 1. Before speaking of the Verb proper, it seems desirable 

 to say a word or two as to the following particles. 



a. The particle of comparison in Oceanic-Semitic is k' 

 (alone or combined with other particles) " as," thus : — 



Mg. 



My. 



Fa. (Pa.) Sam. (Ma.-Ha.) 



tahaka 



bagai 



taka, takan 



faapei 





bagibagi 



baka, Fi. vaka 







ka 



ki 





hoatra 



Ja. kaya, kadi 



kite, kita 







Sunda kaivas 



kua 





So ''how ? " literally " as what ? " thus :— 





ahoana 



hagimana 



kua 

 kuin 





akory 



mangapa 



kasa, kasafa 







Bugis mago 



kasana 

 kaibea. 

 Epi kavai 









Fi. vakaevei 



faapefeoy 





b. Comparison 



, ''as," "thus." 





ka 





Heb. ka, ke 





kadi, kite 





Aram, kade, kedi 





taha, takoy 





Syr. dak 



Mod. Syr. daka 





takane ("as 



this") 



Syr. dak 'ano ("as this ") 



hoatra y kawas 



Eth. kamaze ("ag 



J this") 



kua 





Eth. Arb. kama 





haga (i), faa, haka, vaka 



Heb. bek (oh) 





hagaimiana 





Eth. baka.muc 





hagini 





Sab. bakana, Hel 



). beken 



Comparison, '' how ? " (" as what ? ") 





kaihe 









kavai 





TigTe kamai 





kua fkuiua) 



• 







kuin, ahoana, akory 

 kasafa, kasa, ka,sana 

 "tnangapa, mago 

 baghnana 

 vakaevei, faapefei 



