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Vocahulary of the Ho language. 



[No. 107. 



Hullo Sir ; will you buy this 



young monkey ? 

 Why ; what do I want with a 



young monkey ? 

 Oh, there was a Sahib here, used 



to buy them, once. 

 That's why I asked you. 

 I want none of your wild beasts, 



but bring me fowls, goats, 



cows, eggs, rice, straw, wood. 



What have you got for sale ? 

 A very large rattlesnake, Sir. 



Take it away ; take it away ! 

 Never let that boy come here again, 

 Deuce take him ! (let tiger bite 



him.) 

 I want to sleep. 

 I can't sleep, you make such a 



noise. 

 Do not talk loud. 

 What do you want } 

 I am a poor beggar. Sir. 

 Do not drink more, you will be 



tipsy. 



He gomke; nee gye hom umkee- 



reengia ? 

 Chia ? gye houte ch'eeng chikya. 



Ke ! moonooa gomkedo kiringked- 

 koa honang. 



Enare ^^x\g koolikedmia. 



Enleka beer jattee do kynga, men 

 do seemko, meromko, petako, 

 seembilleeko, chowlee, boosoo, 

 san eengtar te agweemen. 



Chikan um akaringia? 



Essoo marang pogo jarra beeng, 

 gomke. 



Mar, eedeey men, k'ainga ! 



Enkoado ondo missa aluppe. 



Hoojoocheea. Koola kai hab ! 



Eeng do eeng geeteea. 



K'aing geeteedya ; essoo'pe kaka- 



la. 

 Poorate aluppe kajeea. 

 Chikanum asseea ? 

 Koitannaing, gomke ! 

 Ondo do alum noonoa ; booloo oum 



tora. 



Out of doors. — Shooting S^c, Sfc. 



Come along, come along, let 's go De, de, de, de, sangaraboo ! 



a hunting. 

 Let 's all come along ! Do laboo he ! 



Let's go to Dugra hill. Dugra booroo te' boo sena. 



There are plenty- of bears there, Nendredo essoo bannako minna ; 



and peafowl, and chicquera deer, ondo marako, ondo oreko minna. 

 Do you all scour the hill. Appedo booroo parrumte sangar 



aweepe. 



