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The Conjunctions are 

 Irokova, and. Irookomin, but. 



Min, akomin, also. Cherangma, for, because, fyc. 



Oko, if. 

 Post-Positive Particles are used in this language in the same 

 manner as the prepositions of occidental tongues. 

 Pungma, with. Nyunang, within. Akhan, under. V&,from. 



Nyu, in. Khonang, upon. Dumnang, by means of. 



Sentences. 



Rang i-patha, It will rain. 



Khat-hup vanro, Bring an umbrella. 



San-ma lang-ma sai hang, The sun is very hot. 



Ma danang mak achang jo, Your feet are very dirty* 



Jonang kal-o ma suan-o, Go to the river and wash them. 



Nangma chen moot i-ta-moo 1 What work can you do ? 



Nangma chen ngait-o ? What do you say 1 



Ngama ngin mathu mathoithak, iraphima nang nak tho thoo, Do not 

 talk when I am speaking. 



Nangma moot moot rang nak lako, Bo not forget to do your work. 



Nga idak matuma suantak, ate la-ka-ta, He went when I was wash- 

 ing my hands. 



Ma dak sutiinpa jo-nang lumsu-6, Dip the end of your finger in 

 water. 



Nangma ma jet-koko, atema chen i-khesaka, If you do not know then 

 he will show you. 



Katakrang van the itonga, There is one God. 



Ira katakrang-pa rang tiek~ta, This God built the heavens. 



Ate-ma ha min tiek-ta, He created the earth. 



Nga, nang-nang, hueri minyan nang tiekta, He made me and you 

 and all men. 



Bang ahing ha ho acuong, jo a dong, san, dafe, merik achum, tiekta, 

 The green tree, the high hill, the great water, the sun, the moon, the 

 shining stars, he made. 



Phang-tang lat-nang ekhe-a, He sees in all places. 



Rangvonang maro ekhe-a, rang-ngyak-nang min iro ekhe-a, As he 

 sees in light, so he sees in darkness. 



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