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THE KORA LANGUAGE. 
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explaining how it happens that such words are spelt sometimes 
without those letters and sometimes with them. But this method is 
liable to objections, as it introduces a false orthography, and con- 
sequently a false pronunciation. 
A SPECIMEN OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE XOBA HOTTENTOTS. 
One ------ 'Kuii (or 'Quee, as it might be written according to English 
pronunciation). 
Two - - - - _ . 'Kam, 
Three - - - _ - - '^Gund (or Goonah in English). The mark for ' short quan- 
tity' (") implies that the vowel beneath it, is to be pro- 
nounced in a short and indistinct manner. 
The acute accent ( ' ) is here, as in every other part 
of this work, used to indicate the syllable which bears 
the accent, or emphasis. 
Four ------ Hakaa, or Hakd. Double vowels are used merely to ex- 
press a more lengthened sound, and are to be considered 
as bearing the accent : or the same thing is signified by 
the mark for ' long quantity' ( " ) placed over a single 
vowel. 
Five ------- Kuru (Kooroo, in Eng.) 
Six ------- "Ndn?i{. 
Seven - - - - - - Hongku (Hongkoo). 
Eight 'Kysi. 
Nine .. - - - - - Guesi (Gooaysy). 
Ten ------- Desi (Daysy). 
Eleven - - - - - - 'KuVka ('Kooe'ka). On comparing this with the word for 
' one,' a difference in spelling and accenting, will be 
observed ; but they are here written exactly as they were 
spoken. It appears that the pronunciation and place 
of the accent, change according to the composition of 
the word, or to its place in a sentence : and this pro- 
bably, may be done merely for smoothness of sound. 
Twelve ------ 'Kam'kxm, ('Kam'qua). 
Thirteen ----- '■'•Gimakwa. The remarks at ' eleven' are applicable to this 
and to several of the following words. 
Fourteen - - - - - Hcika'k'wa. 
Fifteen ------ Kurulcwa. 
Sixteen ------ '■^'Ndnnilcisoa. 
Seventeen ----- Honku'kxm. 
Eighteen ----- ^Kysi'kvoa. 
Nineteen ----- Guesi' kwa. 
Twenty ------ 'Kamdesi. 
Yes ------- Aa, or a. 
No - - - - - - - Hanhan, or Haan. This has a nasal sound like that of the 
French words, dans, terns. 
I------- - T/r? (Teery, in Engl.) 
