58 G. E. Fryer — On the Kfoyeng people of Scmdoway, Aralsan. [No. 1, 



English. 



How many houses are in your vil- 

 lage ? 



There are twelve houses. 



Are all the women's faces tattooed 

 in your village ? 



They are all tattooed. 



What does Pamhlaung say ? 



' I am beautiful', she says. 



Is she beautiful ? 



She is not beautiful. 



How old are you ? 



I am thirty. 



How old is your wife ? 



She is twenty-five. 



How many children have you ? 



I have four, one boy and three girls. 



How old is the eldest ? 



The eldest is seven. 



Is the youngest at the breast ? 



Yes, it is. 



Has it cut all its teeth ? 



Not yet cut. 



I am going. Go not. 



I cannot come. 



I dare not go. 



You must not go. 



You ought not to go. 



Go before he comes. 



If you find it, bring it. 



If you wish to go, go. 



If you pull the cat's tail, she will 



scratch you. 

 If you go there, you will be struck. 

 I will do it, if I can. 

 I am falling. He is falling. 

 I am not falling. He is riot falling.. 

 I am loving. He is loving. 



I am s he is) not loving. 



Khyeng. 



nan a iam pihio moi u ? 



hnga iam nhi moi u. 



naun nan a, hnato zei zei amhaung 



mashuan u mo ? 

 zei zei mashuan u. 

 Pamblaung baung nahau ey mo. 

 Pamblaung na, kie ka koi nauk u 



nauk u. 

 ya koi no u mo ? 

 g5i no nu. 



naun kuam pi hio moi u mo ? 

 htum gip moi niu. 

 paya kuam pi hio moi u mo ? 

 kapaya go kuam hngo. 

 naun a, shami moi u mo ? 

 pum mri moi u, pato pu'hot, hnato 



pun htum, 

 ahlem hek kuam pihio moi u mo ? 

 ahlem he/c kuam she. 

 amlek he/c sui ok moi u mo ? 

 a, moi u. 



aho po ma& u mo ? 

 bo mai: hon nu. 

 kie ka si^yu. Zit an e. 

 kie nlo kho di nu. 

 kie zi^ dai shi nu. 

 zi^ la shi di. 

 zi^ hpa mbu. 

 nlo khlaung a sid e. 

 naun khon dina lo bo e. 

 sit woi da sit ;d, euphonic), 

 min zam home hniik dina, mamplei 



ey ei. 

 naun sobra sit ana adeng nasunej r ei. 

 kie zei kho na, ka zei ei. 

 kie ka klauku. aya klo u. 

 kie ngto nu. aya ngto u. 

 kie kamlak nauk u. Ya namlak 



nauk u. 

 kie ^aya) nmlaA no nu, 



