1840.] 



Vocabulary of the Ho language. 



1089 



I shall begin to-morrow. Bindrye Gapa eeng etea. Bindrye hola e 

 commenced yesterday, onkooroo kidda. 



Examples of the Imperative Mood, Future tense, ^c. 



You sing a song, and he will play Umdoorangem^n, aido rootoo oran- 



the flute, all the girls will 



dance. 

 Never steal, never take what is 



not yours. 



Never covet another man's goods. 



Do to others as you would that 

 others should do to you. This 

 is the great secret of well- 

 doing. 



Never take God's name in vain. 



Do not let them go to the river. 



Go quietly, and peep over the 



wall, see what he is doing. 

 Hear me well. 

 Ask me what you wish to know. 



I speak for your good. 



I will not deceive you. 

 Others have deceived you. 

 Do not believe in false gods ; 

 there is but one God. 



My God is your God. 

 What you say, he hears. 

 Whatever you do, he sees. 



giai, ondo sabin erakosoosoon 



ako. 

 Ja emindreo alum kombooia, okoa 



ammabeetee bannoa, enado alum 



eedeea. 

 Ja emindreo eta hoa beetee re alum 



malloa 

 Umchileka sabeehoko taite boogee 



umnamtanna, enleka sabee hoko 



umboogeekomen. Sabee boogee- 



otea nerege minna. 

 Sing Bonga a noomoon landa ba- 



kare alum doia. 

 Garra par te alo kako sen or alum 



seneecheekoa. 

 Maite senkete, genii re sangil nel- 



leemen chikana'i chikatanna. 

 Boogeete aioomingpe. 

 Chikana'ps kooleea, enao koolee- 



ing'pe. 

 Appea boogee nangente kajee pe 



tannaing. 

 K'aing chakad pe a. 

 Adong do chakad'pe kidda. 

 Sama Bongako aluppe mannating 



koa; bonga do miad soomang 



minna. 

 Eenga Bonga, enao appea Bonga. 

 Chikana'pe kajeea, enao aioom oai. 

 Chikana'pe chikya, enao nellai. 



