276 * Appendix G. 



In English and other languages, state, nature or condition, is render- 

 ed by affixing or prefixing the various tenses of the verb " to be" 

 to the adjective, as to be hungry, / am hungry, I was hungry ; "to be 

 glad, I am glad, &c. dec" But in the Ho dialect the adjective itself 

 becomes a neuter verb, and is conjugated by affixing to it the different 

 inflections denoting time and mood — to be hungry, " rengatea;" I am 

 hungry, "renga akannaing;" I was hungry, " rengaienaing;" &c. 



Neuter Verbs. 

 After what has been said, it would be unnecessary to give any 

 example of the conjugation of neuter verbs. It only requires to be 

 remembered that their present terminal is "akanna" instead of 

 " tanna ;" and their past inflection " iena," instead of " kidda, tadda, 

 lidda, or eea," all of which latter are transitive forms. 



Some verbs are both neutral and transitive, as " chabatea" to finish. 

 They have therefore both inflections. In the transitive form " chaba- 

 tea" is frequently added to the root of some other verb, to denote 

 completion ; but it may also be used alone : in the neuter form, it is 

 of course confined to the third person. 



Examples. 



Yomchabakiddai, He ate it all up. 



Bychabakidalle, We finished (making) it. 



Kajeechabymen, Finish speaking. 



Grappa miang chabawa, It will be done to-morrow or next day, 



Nado chabiena, It is now finished. 



The word " herea" is placed between the root and terminal of a 



verb to denote positiveness or certainty ; as when the speaker means 



to state something as an incontrovertible fact, as, " Kajee hereakiddai," 



most assuredly he spoke. " Oodoob hereamen," speak positively. 



The causal form is rendered by putting " chee" between the root 

 and terminal — as " landatea," to laugh, makes " landacheetea" to cause 

 to laugh ; " aioomtea," to hear, " aioomcheetea," to cause to hear, as in 

 Hindustani d is inserted (with a few exceptions) for the same purpose, 

 as Hunsna, Hunsana ; Soonna, Soonana, &c. 



Continuity (in the Imperative mood alone) is expressed by adding 

 " akan" to the root, as " doobmen," sit down, " doobakanmen," remain 

 sitting ; " Aioom men," listen, u Aioomakanmen," continue listening. 

 Finally, the thoroughly performing an act, is often rendered by adding 



