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LESSON XX.

隔壁 gáh-biáh

next door

醫 ĭ

to cure or heal diseases

醫 muŏk

do do

埋葬 muài-cáung

to bury

着面前 diŏh méng-sèng

in the presence of, in front of

相議 sŏng-ngiê

to talk over

倚望 āi-uông

to hope

攔阻 làng-cū

to hinder, prevent

擔擱 dăng-gó̤h

to hinder

安 ĕng

to place in position

親 chĭng

intimate, oneself

辦 bâing

to manage

福音 hók-ĭng

the Gospel

親眼看見 chĭng-ngāng káng-giéng

to see with one’s own eyes

本身 buōng-sĭng

oneself

藥 iŏh

medicine

專門 ciòng-muòng

wholly

別乇 bĕk-nó̤h

other

變 biéng

to change

發 huák

to manifest

野講 iā-gōng  亂講 lâung-gōng

to tell lies

以致 ī-dé

so that

我寧願 nguāi nìng-nguông

I would rather

㬵 kă

foot

繙譯 huăng-ĭk

to translate

怪 gúai

to be offended with

罵 má

to curse

非 hĭ

bad, negative

解說 gā̤-siók

to explain

1. In the first lesson, 自家 cê-gă is given as the reflexive pronoun, meaning “self”, attached to personal pronouns or proper nouns. 親 Chĭng is also used reflexively, but has no possessive form. I saw him with my own eyes, 儂家親眼看見 Nè̤ng-gă chĭng-ngāng káng-giéng. This was written with my own pen, 嚽是奴親筆寫其 Cuòi sê nù chĭng-bék siā gì. He killed him with his own hand, 伊親手刣伊 I chĭng-chiū tài ĭ.

2. 本 Buōng has at times a reflexive use. It is not any one else, it is myself that is sick, 伓是別𠆧是儂家本身務病 Ng sê bĕk-nè̤ng sê nè̤ng-gă buōng-sĭng ô bâng. He