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LESSON I.

我 úa;

I, me.

爾 lʉ́;

you, singular.

伊 i;

he, she, it, they.

我等 * ún, ẃn;

we, excluding the hearer.

們俺 * nán;

we, including the hearer.

們汝 * nín;

you, plural

去 khʉ̀;

go.

欲 àiⁿ;

wish, will.

不 put, m̄, m̆;

no, not.

也 īa, a;

or, whether.

呢 * nē;

interrogative, expressing doubt.

嗎 * mē;

interrogative particle.

1 úa khʉ̀: úa m̄ khʉ̀.	1 I go: I go not.
2 ún àiⁿ khʉ̀; úa m̆ khʉ̀.	2 I will go: I won’t go.
3 úa m̄ àiⁿ khʉ̀.	3 I do not wish to go.
4 lʉ́ àiⁿ a m̄ àiⁿ?	4 Do you want it or not?
5 i àiⁿ, nán àiⁿ.	They want it and we want it.
6 nín àiⁿ, ẃn m̄ àiⁿ.	6 You want it, we don’t.
7 nín khʉ̀, ún m̄ khʉ̀.	7 You go, we are not going.
8 úa àiⁿ khʉ̀, i m̄.	8 I shall go, he will not.
9 lʉ́ àiⁿ khʉ̀, a m̆?	9 Do you wish to go or not?
10 khʉ̀ a m̄ khʉ̀, úa àiⁿ.	10 Whether I go or not I want it.
11 nín khʉ̀ a m̄ khʉ̀, ún àiⁿ khʉ̀.	11 Whether you go or not, we are going.
12 i àiⁿ, úa m̆.	12 He wants it, and I won’t give it to him.
13 úa m̆ àiⁿ khʉ̀.	I have decided not to go.
14 lʉ́ àiⁿ, mē?	14 Do you want it?
15 khʉ̀ a m̄ khʉ̀, nē?	15 Are you going or not?
16 lʉ́ úa m̆ khʉ̀.	16 You and I won’t go.
17 nín àiⁿ a m̄?	17 Do you want it or not?
18 nín àiⁿ, mē?	18 Do you want it?
19 i àiⁿ khʉ̀, mē?	19 Is she going to go?
20 àiⁿ a m̄ àiⁿ, nē?	20 Do they want it?
21 ẃn àiⁿ m̆ khʉ̀.	21 We are going to decide not to go.
22 àiⁿ khʉ̀ a m̄?	22 Are you going or not?
23 àiⁿ khʉ̀ a m̆?	23 Do you wish to go or not?
24 m̄ khʉ̀: m̆ khʉ̀.	24 Am not going: won’t go.