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

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fa kinq nM to[q tI cipq<br />

Do not eat much, (you) will have pain in stomach.<br />

ex] nM nj lj xnq<br />

The river is flowing rapidly.<br />

fU konq lu[q lo[q nM yinq k; ciw ciw<br />

The Barphukan sailed down the Burhi Dihing quickly.<br />

cU rw pinq n[q nnq puiw s[q<br />

Why has it happened like that in our time ?<br />

Adverbs <strong>of</strong> frequency<br />

pokq z once lE[q hU kj seldom<br />

so[q pokq twice sEpq sEpq <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

Aonq t[q firstly lE[q kw again<br />

kU mEw always mEw lo] kj occasionally<br />

n] nuinq z kw k; ruinq so[q pokq<br />

I go home twice in a month.<br />

mnq k; mE[q tj pokq z<br />

He went to Thail<strong>and</strong> once.<br />

no[q s] kw k; tI sonq likq kU bnq<br />

My sister goes to school every day.<br />

m] m; lE[q kw<br />

You come again.<br />

duinq nj fa funq tukq kipq kipq<br />

It rains frrequently this month.<br />

kw k; nU h[q liu[q hU kj<br />

Seldom have I gone to pictures.<br />

Interrogative adverbs follow the verb.<br />

mEw d] / l] when ? x; d] / l] how much ?<br />

tI vo] where ? nM x; d] / l] how many ?<br />

lE[q rU how ? pEw s[q why ?<br />

h[q m] la x; l]<br />

How much do you want ?<br />

m] fj nM xnq x; l]<br />

How fast do you swim ?<br />

mnq tnq xMo lE[q rU<br />

How does he talk ?<br />

kunq nj tj k; lE[q rU<br />

How did the man die ?

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