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AWABAKAL-ENGLISH LEXICON
TO THE
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT LUKE,.
��The letters in ilie English alphabet, with some modifications, are here useel to convey the sounds of letters and words in the ab- original language. The meaning of the verb is given in the third person singular only, but it should be remembered that the verb, when rendered into English, must be made to agree with its subject, whether singular, plural, or dual — first, second, or third person, as the case may require; for example, — buntan, ' smites,' may have to be translated ' I smite,' ' thou smitest,' ' he, she, or it smites,' ' avc, ye, or they {dual and j^horcd) smite '; cf, Grammar, p. 31. So likewise with respect to nouns ; for they are singular, dual, or plural, according to the particle attached to shov/ the number; as, kuri, 'man'; kiiri ta, 'the man'; kuri tara, 'the men'; yantin kuri, 'all manner of men '; ' all men '; 'all people'; ' all mankind.' [Hyphens are used to sliovv- the composition of some of the words. — Ed.]
��A — the sound of this letter is the same as heard in Unr/. ah !
A — retains the long sound, es- pecially when accented as in ban ; a sounds shorter than a. See ' Phonology,' page 5.
A ! — a call of attention ; hark !
Aaron — 2tr.7i., Aaron.
Aaroniimba — belonging to A.
Abaram — -^jr. n., Abraham .
Abaramiimba — belonging to A.
Abaram kinko— to be with A.; dat. 2.
Abaramnug — for A. to have or possess ; dat. 1.
Abaramnug — A. as the object.
Abel — pr.n., Abel.
Abeliimba — belonging to A.
Abelnug — Abel ; the ace. case.
��Abia — pr.n., Abia. Abia-umba — belonging to A. Abilene — ^j?'.?!., Abilene. Agelo — -Gr., an angel. Ai — sounds as i in £n{/. 'nigh.' Aketo — Lat., vinegar. Aku — Lett., a needle. Alabathro — Gr., alabaster. Alpai — Gr. pr.n., Alpheus. Altar — see bonio. Andrea — pr.n., Andrew. Apothol — Gr., an apostle. Arguro^G-V., silver. Army — Eng., army. Army-kan — Eng., a soldier. Arto — Gr., bread, a loaf. Atthari — Gr., a farthing. Ather — pr.n., Asher. Athino — Lat., an ass.
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