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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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y. Connectors (prepositions) precede the words they connect with preceding words.
(a) Connecting predicator (verb) with complement (object): (1) ane inoat lamang (p) ten (c) chua (C). (3) anre ane noang shanen kuomhaia (p) ten (c) chua (C). (8) harra (p) ta (c) chau (C) de ta finowa tai chia an kenyum leat chim.
(b) Connecting predicator (verb) with illustrator (adverb ) : (4) iteak poatore kamheng en (c) an (r. e. for ill. phrase). (p. anexpressed). (9) chua finowa tai an ta (c) org-olhaki (ill. phrase). (10) paitshe hi loe ot (p) ta (c) ofe (r. e. for ill. phrase). (11) katom yuang kamatoka kakat (p) ta (c) wahe (ill). (13) oal hoptep-men ta (c) ngong (in, as an ill. phrase): (here ill, is connected with
p. unexpressed). (14) an hanyut halau (p) men longtoten (c) thi (r. s. for ill. phrase ). (15) chua oklakngato an kato (p) ta (c) fli-chua (ill. phrase).
(0) Connecting indicator (noun) with explicator (adjective): (2) inoat (in) ta (c) shong (e). ot. (6) leat-etohai-chaka-lebare chua (in) oal (c) kaiyi-de (e. phrase). (8) harra ta chau-do (in) ta (c) finowa (e) tai chia an kenyum leat ohim. (15) oal (0) hoptep-men (e. phrase connected with in, unexpressed) la ngong.
(d) Connecting explicator (adjective) with illustrator (adverb): (8) harra ta chau do ta finowa (o) tai (0) chia (in) an kenyum leat chim. (9) chua finowa (6) tai (0) an (in) ta ong olhaki.
VI. Referent conjunctors (conjunctions) commence a sentence connected with a previous one. (17) linhen chit leap okngok (first sentence) taina (r. c.) tu (second sentence). paiyuh20 hat dóh k atoka
hen (r, c.) mikasha man not can dance (first sentence) when sing kõi-haki. solomn-chaunt (second sentence). (one may not dance when singing the solemn channt).
VII.
Interrogatory Speech. Introducers (adverbs ) commence sentences. kaha ha itd? when he here? (p. anexpressed). (when will he be here ?) chty
haiyuan? who wish pig-hunt? (who is going to hunt pigs P) chun onthan o ngfwang
chúa which tree cut-down 0. i.
I? (which tree shall I cut down P) chin learg an? what name he ? (what is his name?) chữag loang what
name it ? (what is its name?)
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