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and I have looked, I assure you, everywhere (for a school) and left no place unexamined; but in our neighbourhood, I am sorry to say, there is no school for Manchu.

I was thinking that the one you go to would do for me well enough, and that one of these days I might commence my attendance. Will you be so good as to say a word for me to the master beforehand?

Junior. Ah! I see you think that it is a regular professor that teaches us; but that

yala

really

uju

head

silgime

Ger. (3) of silgimbi to put into

aibide

where?

baihanahakū

Pret. (4) of baihanumbi to go to search, with akū not

musei

we two, with genitive affix i

ubai

here, with genitive affix i

šurdeme

all round

fuhali

altogether

manju

Manchu

tacikū

school

akū

not

gūnici

Cond. (6) of gūnimbi to think

sini

thy

tacire

Fut. Part. (5) of tacimbi to learn

ba

place

ai

what?

hendure

Fut. (5) of hendumbi to speak

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bicibe Advers. (13) of bimbi to be

bi

I

inu

also

bithe

book

hūlanaki

Subj. Pres. (7) of hūlanambi to go to read

mini

gen. of bi I

funde

postpost. for

majige

little

gisureci

Cond. (6) of gisurembi to speak

ojoroo

can, may, with interrogative o

age

elder brother, sir

si

thou

mende

dat. plur. of be we

tacibure

Fut. Part. (5) of tacibumbi to teach

niyalma

man

be

accusative affix

we

who

sembi

to say, call;