1840.] Grammatical construction of the Ho language. 



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A nondescript species of Verb is used in rendering the sentence 

 what shall or can, /, (thou, he, S^c.J do 9" 



Future and Present. 



Cii'eeng chikya, 

 Chee'm chikya, 

 Chee chikya, 

 Cheeboo chikya, 



r^^ , r ,./_' > what shttll OT can < 

 Chee pe chikya, 



Chee'ben chikya, 



Chee'ko chikya, 



Chee'king chikya, 



Chee'iing chikya, 



Thou, 

 He, 



We all, 

 We, 



You, 



You two, 

 They, 

 They two, 

 We two, 



>do 



Past tense. 

 Chee'ng chikakidda, what could I have done ? he. &c. &c. 



The verb " to be ahld'' is rendered by '* Dytea" in its moods and 

 tenses, as, "Niado eeng bydya," I can make this; " Umdokadya,*' 

 you cannot ; " K'a'i dyoa,'* he will not be able. 



Many little exceptions and variations occur to these general rules, 

 which it would be impossible to become familiar with, without con- 

 stant practice in their arbitrary use ; but the foregoing remarks com- 

 prise all that would be of practical utility. The constant elision 

 and confluence of words beginning and ending with vowels must be 

 remembered, and that the particle do, has no meaning whatever. 

 This will render the examples above given to the different rules 

 simple and illustrative. 



Note. — The Vocabtdary, and Dialogues in the Ho language will be pub- 

 lished in No. 1 07. I have had 50 copies extra of the Grammatical con- 

 struction, Vocabulary, and Dialogues of the Ho language struck off, and 

 shall be happy to distribute them (gratis) to parties desiring to have them. 



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