A 1. Vbl. Par. 1St. Pers. Sg. Past & Present
A A 1. vbl. par. 1st. pers. sg. past & present - I - A peiki, I refuse, I won't, I can't. A ninayua kiweva vagagi. I am in two minds about a thing. A gisi waga si laya. I see the sails of the canoes. (The pronoun yaegu I, needs not to be expressed but for emphasis, being understood from the verbal particle.) 2. Abrev. of AMA. A-ma-tau-na? Which this man? 3. changes into E in dipthongues AI? EL? E. Paila, peila, pela. Wa valu- in village - We la valu - in his village. Ama toia, Ametoia, whence. Amenana, Which woman? Changes into I, sg. latu (son) pl. Litu -- vagi, to do, ku vigaki. Changes into O, i vitulaki - i vituloki wa- O . Changes into U, sg. tamala, father, - Pl. tumisia. sg. tabula gd.-father, pl. tubula. Ama what, amu, in amu ku toia? Where did you come from? N.B. several words beginning with A will be found among the KA 4. inverj. of disgust, disappointment. 5. Ambeisa wolaula? How Long? [see page 1, backside] ageva, or kageva small, fine shell disks. (beads in Motu) ago exclaims Alas! Agou! (pain, distress) agu Adj. poss. 1st. pers. sg. expressing near possession. See Grammar. Placed before the the thing possessed. Corresponds to gu, which is suffixed to the thing possessed. According to the classes of the nouns in Melanesian languages. See in the Grammar differences in Boyova. Memo: The other possess. are kagu for food, and ula for remove possession, both placed before the things possessed. Dabegu, my dress or dresses, - the ones I am wearing.
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