THE MALAGALY LANGUAGE. 
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Ordinal^ in expressing How often. 
Iridray mandeha; or, indray maka; or indray monja, signify¬ 
ing once, at once. 
indroa—twice 
intelo—thrice 
inefatra—four times 
indimy — five times ; and so forward, prefixing in, 
Ordinal, in expressing the Proportions or Fractions. 
indray maka (as above) at once 
ampaharoa—the secondth, i. e. the half 
ampahatelo—the third 
ampahefatra—the fourth 
ampahafolo—the tenth. 
The denominator may be prefixed to these terms ; as, f, |, f 5 . 
roa-n-ampahafito | 
dim-ampahavalo | 
sivi-ampahafolo. ^ 
Ordinal, expressing a Number of Days. 
This is done by prefixing ha, and postfixing ana; as, 
hateloana—three days 
hefarana—four — 
hadimiana—five — 
henemana—six — 
hafitoana—seven — 
havaloana— eight — 
hasiviana—nine 
hafoloana—ten —&e. 
On Pronouns. 
The Personal Pronouns are, 
Nominative Case, 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
Person Sing. Izaho, and aho, I. Izaho is placed before 
verbs, and then it is emphatic ; aho is 
placed after verbs. 
- — hianao; thou. 
- — izy; he, she, it. 
C izahay; we, in distinction from the party 
- PI. \ addressed. 
C isikia; we, including the party addressed. 
- — hianareo; ye. 
- — izy; they. 
