322 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [April, 



Prohibition is implied by prefixing the word Phung, or Kum to the 

 form of the imperative. 



Phung dup u, do not strike. Kum lug-u, do not steal. 



Negation is expressed by the suppressed sound of the letter N ; put 

 before the verb in its different tenses. Ngai ndup-dai, I do not strike. 

 Ngai ndup-ha, I did not strike. Ngai ndup-a, I will not strike. 

 Potential Mood. 



When power or capacity is intended to be implied, the word Nguta, 

 able, is added to the root of the verb. 



Ngai dup nguta, I can strike. Khi su nguta, he can speak. 



In the negative form it becomes Ngai dup n-nguta, / cannot strike. 

 Khi sii n-nguta, he cannot speak. 



Desire is expressed by the verb Ra, to wish, put between the root 

 of the verb and the auxiliary. 

 Ngai dup-ra-dai, I wish to strike. Khi su-ra-dai, he desires to speak. 



Interrogation is implied by the particle T, added to the verb, provid- 

 ed the verb ends the sentence. 



O'ra wa ning- chin-dai, Nang aka-i ? That bird sings, do you hear (it) ? 

 Nang-ne ngkhrita i ? Bo you dread (it) ? 



When there is no verb in the sentence the interrogative particle Ma 

 is commonly used. 



Ndai lik gadema ma ? Whose book is this ? 



These particles are omitted when any other word in the sentence 

 implies interrogation. 



Nang khi-fe pharai dup-ha-dai ? Why have you struck him ? 

 Particles. 



Adverbs in Singpho usually precede the verbs they serve to qualify. 

 Galau, quickly. Galau di-u, do it quickly. 



Luima, a little. Luima khring-u, wait a little. 



Aidi, well. Aidi dung-u, sit prettily. 



Nong-nong, daily. Nong-nong ngai-fe tsu ra-dai, I want milk daily. 

 Leni khringi, every Leni khringi joi ngai fe wa radai, / want a pig 



other day. every other day. 



O'rate, yonder. O'rate phung sa-u, do not go yonder. 



Tukhui, in. Tukhui liing-u, come in. 



Singandi, out. Singandi pru-u, go out. 



Gade, how much, or Nana mumiing gade nga ? how many mangoes 



how many. have you ? 



