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The only ordinals in use are " kerao" first, "keno" second, and " sesao" 

 third. 



The Yerbs are simple, and appear to have but three tenses, the Past, 

 Present, and Future, thus : 



Chii — To give. 

 Present Tense. 

 I give A' child we. We give Heko chuewe. 



You give No chuewe. Ye give Neko chuewe. 

 He gives Po chuewe. They give Luko chuewe. 



Past Tense. 

 I gave A chue. We gave Heko chue. 



You gave No chue. Ye gave Neko chue. 



He gave Po chue'. They gave Luko chue. 



Future Tense. 

 I will give A chuto. We will give Heko chuto. 

 You will give No chuto. Ye will give Neko chuto. 

 He will give Po chuto. They will give Luko chuto. 

 Imperative. 

 Give — Chuche. 

 They have no names for the days of the week, and their year commen- 

 ces in March. The names of the several months are as follows : 

 January Kepha. July Cha-chi. 



February Khrenie. August Chadi. 

 March Xerra. September Chere. 

 April Keno. October Beieh. 



May Kezi. November Thene. 



June Kepsu. December Yi-phe. 



The following phrases will perhaps best illustrate the structure of the 

 language. 



Phrases — English and Angdmi. 



1. Open the door. Kikha khrche. 



2. Shut the door. Khikha pha, le che. 



3. Don't forget. Si motaheche. 



4. Be silent. Keme kri ba che. 



5. Don't make a noise. Melehe. 



6. Make haste. Chimha she, or chi mhai le. 



7. Come quickly. Mhai vorche. 



8. Go quickly. To mhai shi che. 



9. Come here. Haki phir, or Haki vor. 



10. Sit there. Chiki bale, or Luki bale. 



11. Who is he ? Lu sopo ? 



