328 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [April, 



1. fta thienang, I can put. 2. Mata thieno, thou canst put. 3. Ata 

 thiena, he can put. 



The negative form is denoted by the addition of the negative particle 

 Mak, to the auxiliary verb. 



1. Tta mak thienang, I cannot put. 2. Mata mak thieno, thou canst 

 not put. 3. Ata mak thiena, he cannot put. 



When the necessity of an act is to be expressed, Thing is com- 

 pounded with the verbal root. 



Nga thien thing, I must put, Nang thien thing, thou must put. Ate 

 thien thing, he must put. 



Prohibition is expressed by the use of the negative particle Mak, or 

 Nak, immediately before the verbal root. 



Ma dak nak sako, do not lay your hand (on it). 

 I'nang mak kano, do not go there. 

 To express simple negation the particle Mak, or Ma is put after the 

 root of the verb. 



Ara hii-ma kak ma, that dog does not bite. 

 A ingyong-ma komd-ta, his (or her) mother did not give (it) . 

 Minyan moot aho dang-ma-oko, if the man has not any work. 

 Interrogation is denoted by the particles ne, a, or le added to the 

 end of the sentence. 



Jo alo le ? is the water deep ? 

 Nang-ma chenna lam-6 a ? what do you seek ? 

 Maja nang soijang ma luto ne ? did you not catch a pea-fowl yes- 

 terday ? 



Of Adverbs. 



Adverbs are used to qualify verbs and adjectives ; and in composition 

 they usually precede the verb, and follow the adjective. 



Achanma, fast. Achanma lu-6, holdfast. 



Jo, very. Tra nata-ma alang jo, that boy (is) very cross. 



Taja, to-day. Ha 16, afar. 



Ni-nap, to-morrow. Rangjanang, in the evening. 



Maja, yesterday. Eankhanang, in the morning. 



Dokko, now. Khorok, quickly. 



Anang, here. Are, slowly, 



I'nang, there. 



