1840.] 



Vocabulary of the Ho language. 



1083 



Lying is not proper. 



Killing any one is not proper. 



If you kill another man, you will 

 be hung. 



If you threaten or annoy him, you 

 will be put in prison. 



Bring him to me to-morrow morn- 

 ing. 



Do not beat him, but do not let 

 him go. 



If he will not come, bind him and 

 bring him along. 



Do not give him anything. 



Show me. 



Have you found it ? 



Oh, go and seek it properly. 



Do it again. 



I fancy you are a lazy man. 



You do not speak truth. 



Take care, you will tumble down. 



Call him, call loud. 



Tell him to show the way. 



I want it as long as this. 



Longer than this. 



Take it away. 



What is the price of this goat } 



Two rupees. 



You ask a very dear price. 



No ; it's a very large goat. 



I will only give you one rupee. 



No, I won't take it. 



How many fowls will you sell 



for a rupee ? 

 Twenty fowls for a rupee. 

 Well ; but give me good fat ones. 



Labbakajee do kai boogeea. 

 Okoido goitatabdo ka boogeea. 

 Etaho goikendredo, um fansee na- 



moa. 

 Aido erangleredo, chee boroeeree 



leredo, endredo koid o'um, 

 Ineedo gappa seta eengtate aw- 



imen. 

 Ineedo alum rooia, mendo alum 



senecheea. 

 Ineedo kaihoojooredo, tolkete ag- 



weemen. 

 Ineedo chikanna alum emaya. 

 Nelecheeing men. 

 Namleea chee'm } 

 Joo, boogeete nam by men. 

 Enka rooy men. 

 Umdo gareeho honang. 

 Umdo saree ka jee do ka oodoobtan- 



na. Deeta te kaum oodoobtanna. 

 Boogeete ! enda gojoum. 

 Yewymen. Poorate yewy men. 

 Hora airomen, metymen. 

 Neminang jilHng bae. 

 Niaite ondo jilling. 

 Eedeey men. 



Neemeroma cheminang gonom. 

 Bar taka. 



Essoo um gonomtanna. 

 Bannoa ; essoo marang meromai. 

 Meetaka soomang eeng emama. 

 Banno ; ka'inga, k'ainga ! 

 Meetaka re chemin seemko um 



akaringa } 

 Meetaka re hissee seemko. 

 Blar ! men do boogee rota seemko 

 emaingmen. 



