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SELECTIONS FROM THE LIFE OF BISHOP PISENTIUS: Verb parts

Hyphen (-): unstressed pre-noun formDouble hyphen ("): pre-pronoun formDagger (): Qualitative form

aamahte catchaqai oq increase

b

bwk bok" byk

go

eiei nyu comeeibe obe be thirstyeime knoweine N- Nt" lead, bringeire r=- aa" o do, beeiw eia- eiaa" eiy wash

kkbo kyb be coolkim kemt- kemt" movekto kte- kto" ktyu turn, return < kwtekw ka- kaa" ky put, leavekwh kyh be jealouskwws koos" kys prepare for burialkwte ket- kot" kyt turn

llo stop, be healed

mm=pqa be worthyme mere- merit" lovemeeue thinkmise mes- mast" mose give birthmokmek mekmouk" pondermoone pasture

moone mene- manoout

land [on the shore]

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mooqe walkmou moout diemouh meh- mah" meh/myh fillmouout mout- moout" killmouqt= meqt- moqt" examinemoute call

nnau seeNkotk= sleep, lie downnouhm= nahm" savenouje nej- noj" nyj throw

ppeje- peja" saypwh peh- pyh reachpwht peht- paht" paht lie prostratepwqs poqs" poqs be amazedpwrj pr=j- porj" porj divide, stretchpwt pyt run

r

raqe rejoicerwht reht- raht" raht strikerwkh rokh- rakh" rokh burn

ssaanq sanouq" sanaqt nourishshai shai- seh" syh writesm=ine smN- smNt" somt establishsooun soun- souwn" knowsooutN soutn- soutwn" soutwn straightensr=fe sroft be at leisuresw se- soo" drinkswk sek- sok" syk draw, pullswlp= slp- solp" solp burst, breakswouh seuh- soouh" soouh gather, assembleswtm= setm=- sotm" hear

tThose ending in -o have a causative meaning.

T T- taa" to

give

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taho tahe- taho" tahyu reach

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wjN ejn- ojn" stop, do away withwnq onq be dumbfoundedwnh onh live, be alivewp ep- op" yp count, belongwq eq- oq" callwqm= eqm- oqm" oqm= extinguishwsk osk continue, delayww eet conceive, be pregnant

qqaje speakqike qekt' qakt" qoke dig

qine qen- qNt" seekqlyl prayqojne considerqolh qolh" qolh make a markqooue qouqou dry upqouqou boastqwjp qejp- qojp" qojp remainqwne qoone be sickqwp qep- qop" qyp receiveqwpe qoop become

ffi fi- fit" fyu takefwce fec- foc" leap

hhareh guard, keephate flowhe hyu fallhite het- hat" move around, convulsehloc holc sweethloeile swimhwn hon" commandhwp hep- hop" hyp hidehwrp horp sinkhwtp hetp- hotp" hotp join, be reconciled; set [sun]hwtr= hetr- hotr" hotr= be joined

j

jero jere- jero" light a fire, ignite

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ji ji- jit" jyu takejise jose rise, be highjnou jne- jnou" askjo je- jo" jyu sowjpo jpe- jpo" give birth, cause