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

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m] AU tI vo]<br />

Where do you live ?<br />

mnq k; lj s[q<br />

Why did he go ?<br />

mEw d] m] tI k; nonq<br />

When do you go to sleep ?<br />

kw t; k; lE[q rU<br />

How shall I go ?<br />

nM x; l] kunq AU t]tunq mj<br />

How many people are there under the tree ?<br />

Adverbs <strong>of</strong> degree<br />

nM very conq little<br />

nM lu[q much t[q lu[q wholly, fully<br />

lu[q too conq lu[q Very little<br />

rw m; k; kj lu[q<br />

We came too far.<br />

mkq mu[q nj n] t[q lu[q<br />

The mangoe is wholly rotten.<br />

xMo nj kw rU k; t[q lu[q<br />

I fully underst<strong>and</strong> the matter.<br />

lukq Aonq kinq xw nM lu[q<br />

The boy ate much.<br />

Adverbs <strong>of</strong> place<br />

tI vj here na in front <strong>of</strong><br />

pEnq, tI vnq there lukq tMO thence<br />

nokq outside n] inside<br />

nuiw above, on kU tI everywhere<br />

to] below tI v] kj somewhere<br />

k] near, adjacent tI v] eka anywhere<br />

kj distant x[q by the side<br />

cw fa xutq nM xuM k; tI vnq<br />

The king got a tank dug there.<br />

mnq hitq ruinq k; tI vnq<br />

He built a house there.<br />

nokq mnq fa funq tukq<br />

It is raining outside.

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