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An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo

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The perfective particle indicates the completion <strong>of</strong> an act.<br />

Exercise 17 : Translate :<br />

ex] nM yin lnq m; yU supq ex] ec] lu[q<br />

mnq k; tI ec] xuunq m; yU ec] em] vM lnq el<br />

kunq ek rikq lnq kunq ek m; yU tI ktq em] ba nukq yU tI tunq lu[q<br />

xuuunq ep] ec] lu[q<br />

Exercise 18 : Translate :<br />

a) The king conquered four big cities<br />

b) The mouth <strong>of</strong> the river is big<br />

c) His mother eats fruit<br />

d) Mother says, 'do not worship spirit'<br />

e) There is big tree in the garden<br />

f) Every day the old man goes to town<br />

Lesson 9<br />

j This sign sits above the letter on the right h<strong>and</strong> side. It has the sound <strong>of</strong> âi such as kj<br />

kâi, pj pâi, etc.<br />

Vocabulary 9 :<br />

[j feast nj this<br />

rj shining lj letter<br />

sj s<strong>and</strong> xj egg<br />

fj fire tj die V<br />

mj wood pj go V<br />

kj fowl dj get V<br />

Exercise 19 : Translate<br />

mnq pj tI ec] mU pj yU tI nj lnq pj kinq xj kj<br />

nukq tj tI tunq ha xj kj mnq pj kinq [j tI sj<br />

nj ef] lu[q [M mnq kinq [j pU pj yU tM tI fj<br />

lj likq pU kinq xj kj bnq nj mnq pj yU tI ktq<br />

Exercise 20 : Translate<br />

a) Gr<strong>and</strong>child calls pig<br />

b) This bird lives in this tree

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