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Muh⁸, to heal. Muong³, to inquire. Muò, to touch, to stroke. Neng⁵, to nurse. Neng⁷, to recognise. Neng king, to repeat prayers. Nè, to smear. O⁷, there is, to have. O⁸, to learn. Pa, to manufacture. Pa⁸, to strike. Peh⁴, to pull. Puai, to split. Pua⁸ tò, to stumble. Pau, to envelope. Sia⁵, to eat. Sia che³, to write. Sai, to use. Sè, to wash.
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Sè lè², to baptize. Sieu, to burn. Sieu, to receive. Sing, to search. Sing puang, to judge. Sūò⁸, to cut in pieces. Sëng, to put on [clothes.] Tang, to row. Tang, to carry burdens. T‘aung³, to put of [clothes.] Teng³, to sew, to nail. T‘iaug³, to ache. T‘iang³, to love. T‘ieu³, to jump. T‘iang, to listeu. Toi, to plane. Tòi³ ua⁸, to answer. T‘ui⁵, to hammer. Uoh⁸, to water. |
Adverbs.
Adverbs are compared in the same manner as adjectives. They are in the same manner rendered intensive by reduplication; as, k’è³ k’è³, very quick; maing⁷ maing⁷, very slowly. This latter expression often means hereafter, or wait a little. Ng⁷ is a negative prefix, which may be joined either to adjectives or adverbs.
The following are adverbs in common use, namely:
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Hieng⁷ chai⁷, now. Moe⁷, not yet. Po⁷, again. K’i² seng, formerly. Cha², early. Chia² si⁵ haiu⁷, at this time. Hia² si⁵ haiu⁷, at that time. Na⁷, only, simply. Mò⁵ tang tong, impossible. Këüng⁷, near. Huong⁷, distant.
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Hò², well. Chiang³ se⁷, truly, yes. Ng⁷ se⁷, not so. Chiong uang⁷, thus. Chia² iong⁷, after this fashion. Ch’a poh⁴ tò, about so, or, not much different. Chia⁴ chia⁴, just now (past.) Cha² k’i², early in the morning. Mò⁵ ta² king², no matter. Tang, now, to-day. |
Adverbial Phrases.
| King nieng³, this year. | Mang⁵ nieng³, next year. |
| K‘ò³ nieng³, last year. | Nieng³ nieng⁵, yearly. |
| Nieng³ t‘au⁵, first of the year. | Nieng⁵ mue², the last of the year. |
| Sò⁸ nieng³, year before last. | Au⁷ uieng³, year after next. |
| Nò⁷ au⁷ nieug⁵, three years hence. | Nò⁷ sò⁸ nieng³, three years ago. |
| Nguoh⁸ nguob⁸, monthly. | Chia² nguoh⁸, this month. |
