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KEY TO THE EXERCISES.


EXERCISE I.

1. Buks. Dels. Doabs. Dogs. Doms. Gans. Jips. Mans. Mugs. Muls. Puls. Vigs. Yels.

2. Buks, dels, mans, doms, mugs, muls, gans, puls, vigs, doabs.

3. Ol in the first sentence; ols in the second.

4. Tel, lul, kilsekil, folsetel, kil, folsebal, mäl, telsetul, luls, velselul, baltum, vel, velsevel, veltum velsevel, velmil veltum velsevel, jöl, balsejöl, mäl, zülsezül, balselul, balsekil, mälsefol, lulsebal, jölsefol, velsevel, kiltum kilsekil, balmil jöltum jölsevel, balsetel.

5. Mans lul; puls kil; yels balsetel; doabs tels; yels bals; muls kil; mugs mäl; doabs luls; doms balsemäl; buks kilmil; jips baltum; puls lulselul; yels kilsetel e muls bals; dels vel; vig bal; dels kils; mul bal; dels kiltum mälselul, muls balsetel, vigs lulsetel, yel bal; doabs telmil veltum mälsezül.

6, 7. 10 men; one goose; we; three months; four horses; 100 years; two sheep; nine mice; twelve dollars; 200 books; twelve months; one year; 365 days; one year; YOU; we two.

EXERCISE II.

Fatas, pules, mana, doge, gans.

The man has a dog. The man has two dogs. The boy has two dogs and one sheep. The dog sees the goose. The boy sees the dog. The man gives the dog to the boy, or the man gives the boy the dog. The boy gives the goose to the man. The man gives the boy three dollars. The dog has four feet. The goose has two feet. The man has two feet and two hands. The man's dog has four feet. The man's father gives four dollars to the boy. (The next sentence is incorrect; doab should be doabi; it will then be read:) Father! the man gives one dollar to the boy. Who brings the dogs to the man? The boy brings the dogs to the man. Who has money? The father has money.

Answers: Pul labom dogi.
Dog logom gani.
Man givom dogi pule.
Man givom dogi pule.
Man givom dogi pule.

Kim labom dogi? Pul labom dogis tel. Man labom dogis kil. Dog labom futis fol. Pul labom futis tel. Kim labom namis tel? Man givom moni. Man givom moni pule. Fat pula givom doabi mane. Yel labom mulis balsetel. Mul labom delis kils. Vig labom delis vel. Del labom düpis telsefol. Kim blinom gani? Kim logom dogi? Kim logom jipis tel? Kime man givom moni? Kime pul blinom moni? Pul blinom doabis lul fate.