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lsfc per. 
2nd per. 
3rd per. 
English 
vkaki 
thl-okaki 
y-okiaki 
pl. 
okie 
thl-okie 
y-okie 
hite it 
aki-esima 
aki-esima 
si-esima ( its - 
esima ) 
pinch, scratch 
aki-ma 
aki-ma 
isi-ma 
hold, take, have 
aki-malia 
aki-mehe 
isi-ma 
pl. (imp. ki-ma or 
ku-ma, pl. ki- 
maihi ) 
its-es 
n-es or an-es 
es, esh 
good 
kas-es, kats-es 
n-esishe 
esis , esishe 
pl. 
s-a 
in-a 
y-a 
dead 
kas-ahale 
n-ahale 
y-ahale 
pl. 
si-to 
a-to 
i-to 
strong (1 pl. kas-to) 
si-paala 
a-paala 
yi-paala or ipiala 
tliin, lean 
s-etvo 
an-ewo 
y-eioo 
tired 
kas-ewo 
an-ewoyi 
y-uwofuo 
pl. 
VI. 
Notes on tiie 
Preceding List 
of Verbs 
1. Lacking 
a prolonged acquaintance and practical use of the 
Clioroti tongue I cannot attempt to explain why sometimes the second 
person follows the order of the third, e.g. 1, a-to ; 2, i-tu ; 3, i-tu, carry : 
and sometimes of the first person, e.g. 1, a-wuth; 2, a-wuth ; 3, 
i-yuth, climb ; but it should be noted that the latter word as also 
aki-ma (hold, have) reverses the order of the nouns : 
1. aki-ma 2. aki-ma 3. isi-ma verb, to hold 
1. isi-met 2. aki-met 3. iki-met noun, thing held 
In L.-M. the same thing takes place, namely the third personal (or 
the feminine) prefix to the nouns becomes the first person of verbs : 
lsfcp. 2nd & 3rd p. mase. 2nd & 3rd p. fem. 
sik-ma dp-ma ik-ma noun, thing hold 
ik-me-yi dp-me-yi ing-me-yi verb, to hold it 
The same principie holds good for the plural form of the same word : 
Isfc p. 2nd & 3rd p. mase. 2nd & 3rd p. fem. 
sel-ma ápkil-ma el-ma noun, things held 
el-me-yi dpkil-me-yi inkil-meyi verb, to hold them 
Excepting the negative and one or two odd words the whole lan- 
