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PAPERS ON MALAY SVB^fECTS. 
hi-hersop, (we) feed j 
Ui hth'BQj), (you) fml ; 
uboi b$T8op, they both eat together j 
ki-Mr86p, (thej) feed j 
imi/if, to see ; 
'n-neng, (I) see; 
ha^neng, (thou) seest ; 
Jd-nmg, (he) sees; 
hl-mngy " oil voit " ; 
hi-neng, {we} see ; 
lot nmg, (you) see ; 
i^oi nen0, they both see ; 
M'tteng, (they) see. 
It should be added that these expressions do not Eecessarily 
include the pronoun or subject. If it is desired to emphasise the 
pronoun or subject the phrase might run: en *iiggdi, 1 am nianied; 
la ki-netuj ha-en^ he is looking at me ; roi ajdh ki-joi ka-eiif the fly is 
following nie about. But .the pronoim may be omitted when no 
ambif^uity arises. 
There are also idiomatic uses of some of these forms — ^.g., Icoh^ to 
strike; hi-l'Mt people are striking, "on so bat"; dat hi-ki)h, to be 
killed in an affray. So^ too, the first person pkiral is often used where 
we should use the indefinite "one," "they," "people." 
Tlie past tense is expressed by the word ya ; 'ti'dat, I died ; 
ya-H-dat, he died But this word is also used idiomatically — e.g,, 
ki'dat ya-mamiB^ he was killed by a tiger. So also the future is 
expressed by ha : Jia 'rt-dat, I shall die. But ha, like ya, is used idio- 
matically a« a preposition— e.g., ki-neng ha-en, he is looking at me; 
hi-joi ha-en, he is pursuing me. 
The adjective precedes the noun that it qualifies— e.g., chlrong- 
dok, a lofty house ; dbk chtlrok, the house is lofty. The comparison of 
adjectives is expressed by the word jw (than): hmhik Sntm jit prok, 
the cat is bigger than the mouse. Ju also means " from " ; cf, Malay 
dari, which is used iu the same vray for comparisons. 
There is no regular article in Central Sakai, but the demonstrative 
pronouns — ajoh (that), adiih (this) — may be used if emphasis is desired. 
The itjterrogatives ai-e ho (who), ma (what)^ 'wpil (wheu)"e.g., 
V'ii ho, who are you j ma ki-pMek, what does he say ; *mpil tihaii, when 
did you arrive. 
