1840.] 



Vocabidary of the Ho language. 



1087 



Ooreemanda is hid in clouds. 



It is getting cloudy, and blows 

 hard. 



I hear the thunder : it will cer- 

 tainly rain to-day. 



There is no moon, but the stars 

 are shining. 



It is very hot (from closeness, in 

 distinction to sunshine or fire.) 



It froze last night ; there was frost 

 on the ground this morning. 



I am wet through. 



Ooreemanda booroo do reemeed re 



danang iena. 

 Reemeel hobo w tan na, hoio essoo. 



Dara : reemeel saree aing aioomtan- 

 na, tee sing batchiad gamya. 



Chandoo do bannoa, raendo eepil- 

 ko jooltanna. 



Essoo balbala minna. 



Enang needa jake ratankiddai, 

 teesing seta oge doomboo re ra- 

 tang dah minna kanna. 



Essoo eeng loomiena. 



With a Prisoner, SfC. 



Did you steal Sangee's money } 



No, I never stole it. 



Did you enter his house last 



night. 

 Yes, I went to ask for tobacco. 



Did you kill your son Kapore? 



Yes, I killed him. 



For what fault did you kill him ? 



He never committed any fault. 



We were both starving. 



I had nothing to give him to eat. 



He cried, and looked in my face. 

 He was weak, and laid down 

 on the ground. 



Sangee a taka um kombookenna 



chee ? 

 Banno ; k'aing kombookidda. 

 Enang needa aia oate um boloiena 



chee } 

 Eya boloienaing, sookool eeng 



asseea, mente. 

 Umdo amma hon Kapore goikeea 



chee? 

 Eya, goikiddaing. 

 Chikan cheera re um goikeeaia ? 

 Missa do k'ai cheerakidda. 

 Renge' leeng gojotanna. 

 Jometea do jan jeta do k'aing emai 



dya. 

 Rakiddai, eean medre nelkidai. 

 Pe do ka tykidda, entenado otere 



geetee enai. 



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