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Notes on the Dophlds and their Language. 



[No. 2, 



N, B. — Adjectives when taken singly almost always end in Pa, but 

 in composition this final syllable is omitted. 



Netik-pa, new. Netik-eya, newer. 



Arok-pa, many. Arokeya, more. 



Alepa, good. Aleya, better. 



Akso-pa, tall. Akso-ya, taller. 



Ao-pa, high. Ao-ya, higher. 



To express the superlative form, the word Pang all, is prefixed to 

 the adjective in the comparative state. Thus : 



Pang ao-ya, highest, or higher than all. 

 Pang akso-ya, tallest, or taller than all. 

 Pang aleya, best, or better than all. 

 Numerals. 

 The numerical system is emphatically decimal, and extends no 

 further than will suffice for the enumeration of the fingers and toes. 



1. 



Aken. 



2. 



Ani. 



3. 



A-am. 



4. 



A-pli. 



6. 



Ang-6\ 



6. 



Ak-ple. 



7. 



Kanag. 



8. 



Plag-nag 



9. 



Kayo. 



10. 



Rang. 



11. 



12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 



Rang-la*akin. 



Rang-la-ani. 



Rang-laaam. 



Rang-la-apli. 



Rang-la-ango. 



Rang-la-ak-ple, 



Rang-la-kanag. 



Rang»la-plag-nag. 



Rang-la-kay6. 



Rang-chang. 



Of Pronouns. 

 The Personal Pronouns are, 



Ngo, J. Ngo-lu, we. 



No, thou. N6-lu, you. 



Ma, he or she. Ma-lu, they. 



In declension, they follow the same regimen as that given above for 

 nouns substantive. 



1st Person. 

 Sinaular. 

 Nom. 

 Gen. 

 Dat. 

 Abl. 

 Ace. 

 Instr. 

 Loc. 



The pronouns of the 2nd and 3rd Person are declined in the same 

 manner. 



The Demonstrative Pronouns are, Sa, and Cho, this, and Aona, 

 that ; and the interrogative, 



Singular. 

 N6,i. 



Nom. 



Plural. 

 Ngo-lu, we. 



Ngog, of me. 

 Ngog-bo, to me. 



Gen. 

 Dat. 



Ngo-lug, ours. 

 Ngo-lug-bo, to us. 



Ngog-gam, from me. 

 Ngom, me. 



Abl. 

 Ace. 



Ngo-lug-gam, from us. 

 Ngo-lum, us. 



Ngog-mona, by me. 

 Ngog-alo, in me. 



Instr. 



Loc. 



Ngo-lug-mona, by us. 

 Ngo-lug- alo, in us. 



