Abbreviations used in this book.
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Class.=Classifier.
Lit.=Literally.
N.=Noun.
A.=Article.
Adj.=Adjective.
V.=Verb.
Adv.=Adverb.
Conj.=Conjunction.
Inter.=Interjection.
Prep.=Preposition.
Pers. Pron.=Personal pronoun.
Vulg.=Vulgarly.
* Indicates that the tone the word is marked in is different from the tone in the book language—the tone is a colloquial one.
† Indicates that the pronunciation of the word as given in this book is different from that given to it in the book language—the word is pronounced differently in colloquial.