F. Hahn — A Primer of the Asur duhmti. 
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Aldhai'Q rueairj or ruego 
aldham ruSam or o'iiegd 
aloha e ruede or riiegd 
alom rueinB 
aldpB ruepe 
hd is often employed in the sense 
lives; e.g., hd parild, not good, i.e. 
negative prefix un. 
of 
, bad, 
I may not beat, 
thou mayst not beat, 
he may not beat, 
do not beat, (thou), 
do not beat, (you). 
“not” ill connection \vith adjec- 
hd answers therefore our usual 
83. Examples of verbs combined with negatives. 
irj hdiij jomtdndirj 
am hdm jomtandm 
ape kdpe jomtandpe 
irg hdip send 
die hdle send 
dpe kdpe send 
alokdiy send 
alokdku send 
alom jomme 
alokdhu jomed 
alohde vejd 
alom sendde 
1 do not eat. 
thou dost not eat. 
you do not eat. 
I will not go. 
they will not go. 
you will not go. 
I may not go. 
they may not go. 
do not eat. 
do not let them eat. 
do not let him come, 
do not let go. 
34. Agreement of the verb loith its object. 
The curious peculiarity of making the active verb to ae:ree with its 
object, found in the Kolarian languages, is also met 
example : 
‘' 6 ' 
with in 
Asur; for 
huni kulkirjde 
hunt kulkedmede 
huni kulhedid 
irgd alom ruirgme 
huni alom ruieme 
alirj ruhirj pe 
huni kulkedkude 
ovdirjme 
ovdleme 
duhmdetandiij 
huni duhmdhutdnde 
he sent me. 
he sent thee, 
he sent him. 
do not beat me. 
do not beat him. 
beat them (two), 
he sent them, 
give me. 
give us. 
I am saying to him. 
he says to them. 
35. Compound verbs. 
Compound verbs are frequently used in the Asurdukma; a noun 
being followed by the verb dohoted, to be, to remain ; e.g. : 
hdsu dohotand I am ill ; lit. I pain remain 
huni hdsu duhotande he is ill. 
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