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

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xikq worship V pitq eight<br />

hitq make V bi[q town<br />

sipq ten dinq soil<br />

yinq cold rinq stone<br />

citq seven sipq ten<br />

Exercise 9 : Translate :<br />

a) nM yinq mnq vMO lnq mnq kinq mkq<br />

b) pitq ma lnq m; bi[q lnq m; vMO mnq<br />

c) sipq likq mnq rikq lnq ma kinq N;<br />

d) citq [inq lnq kinq fkq dinq na [M<br />

e) dpq mitq [M c[q kinq N; mnq ba ya kinq fkq<br />

Exercise 10 : Translate :<br />

a) do not say<br />

b) ten years<br />

c) cold water<br />

d) do not drink cold water<br />

e) elephants eat grass<br />

f) he goes to field<br />

g) soil <strong>of</strong> field (is) good<br />

h) 'mit' knife from market (is) good<br />

Lesson 5<br />

I<br />

as pI pî, mI mî, yI jî, etc.<br />

This sign sits above a consonant towards right. It carries the sound <strong>of</strong> i / e (long) such<br />

Vocabulary 5 :<br />

fI spirit tI to<br />

mI have V dI good<br />

xI ride V pI year<br />

sI four bI fan<br />

yI granary mI bear<br />

Exercise 11 :<br />

a) mnq xikq fI mnq xI c[q k; ktq<br />

b) lnq k; tI bi[q sipq sI yI xMO<br />

c) sI c[q kinq N; mnq mI sI likq

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