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[[a table with two columns]] Plurals. [[first column]] Eye dizu eye mēzu Tooth dīno teeth mēnu House yu'mbɑ two houses (?) mɑyu'mbɑ gɑvīri Knife mkɑ:lo two knives mikɑ'lo ivīri Bird tʃiyūni many birds yɑyi'ngi iyūni Finger iɑ'lɑ fingers(?) miɑ'lɑ [[strikethrough]]diɑ'lɑ[[/strikethrough]] Stone digɑ'ngɑ many stones mɑgɑngɑ [[strikethrough]]gɑ[[/strikethrough]]mɑɣinɣi Knife tcipūlɑ three knives itɑ:tu yipūlɑ [[second column]] Verbals, etc. I am sick, kuluɑ'lɑ ngwɑluɑ'lɑ it rains ūlɑ jikūnĭɑ go away ɑyentæyi come ere ɑyīzɑ-yi give me mbē. how do you do? ɑyimuīɣi I am well ngonīri I will come tomorrow, ti'ndɑ zinkɑ:nɑ kundēvi my father is dead, ɑtɑ:ti ɑwīri " " " alive ɑtɑ:ti wɑiyūme 2 How do you do kɑyĭ'm kɑpɑ. I am well une'ngɑ yu'mu kɑ'pɑ come here nunɑdʒīsi go away iĕndɑgɑ:ni
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