Introduction to the Fernandian tongueDaniel Cameron, 1848 - 56 pages |
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Adjective ADVERBS ahah Alliteral Alliteral Concord atshi atshi la awake 2 Nna ba na bairia Baiso bala Bariba Bera tshi betshu bieu bihoh bilu bita Bito bo ebwebwe boba bobe bohoh boie bola bopi boso botsho bought buala buli bute bwadi bwai bwebwe bwila bwilo Dahah dibuku ebei ebiahah Ebuta ebyebye elela enene etshi Fernandian Fernando Po goat hudi IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD island Isubu Itshi Jisus kobo labe lahah lele lobo loko lubako pwa luebo Luebwe luebo lula mpodi Nkopo Nouns nquai Ntshi Numbers pahah Past Tense Perfect Tense Plural Present Tense PRONOUNS sahe e ilako sebia seda serie e ilako shew shewn Singular Sinodi struck tapa tebei thee Thou hast Tola tshala tshi tshi a udi tshio tshuba verb weela words yams Yehovah
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Page 5 - Clarence, which now consists of about 80 members, most of whom have been converted in Africa ; of these four are Fernandians; a fifth died some time ago, in the faith and hope of the gospel; and a sixth has been separated from the church for improper conduct, and has returned to her native town.
Page 7 - Hottentot dialects are different in words and structure, and are supposed to be the remains of the language of the ancient inhabitants of Southern Africa.