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Ne cho un, I can eat. Ne inghol un, I can do. 

 Ne dam un, lean go. 



Ne cho un ye, J cannot eat. Ne inghol un ye, I cannot do. Ne 

 dam un je, I cannot go. 



Interrogation is implied by the particle Ma, placed after the verb. 

 Nang an cholo ma ? Have you eaten rice ? 

 Ne inghoayok piye ma ? To whom shall I give it ? 

 When any other word is introduced into a sentence rendering the 

 interrogation clear and explicit, the particle Ma, is omitted as unneces- 

 sary. 



Nang anga kodak dolo ? Where were you before ? 

 Simple negation is expressed by the particle long, introduced at the 

 end of the sentence. It is sometimes changed into He. 



Lebangso olangpi ok iong, there are no fish in this river. 

 Alang ikotang inghol he, he does not do any thing. 

 Particles. 

 The prepositions used in occidental languages are in Mikir rendered 

 by post-positive particles. 



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Nang dung phurul do, there is a snake near you. 



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Ladag para me wan, bring the fire from that place. 

 Adverbs appear to be used indiscriminately either before or after 

 the verbs to which they are joined. 



Mon, Monon, now. Minap, to-morrow. 



Aphel, afterwards. Timi, yesterday. 



Adaprang, early in the morning. Bibiso, by degrees. 

 Anuethu, in the evening. Lahe lahe, slowly. 



Xrnithu, always. Damsrak, quickly, 



Mini, to-day. 



Sentences. 

 Nang men mpo 1 what is your name ? 

 Ne men ge Domai, my name (is) Bomai. 

 Nang bozariyok dam lagi, you must go to the bazar. 

 Nang asipini mpot kangholo ? what have you done all day ? 

 Nang gethek po mpiyok thanthe ? if you know why do you not speak ? 

 Ne ekotah thanthe iong ngo, I did not utter a single word. 

 Hem kikemayok kopho langno, look for bamboos to build a house. 



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