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Notes on the Languages of the South Andaman Group of Tribes (Classic Reprint) M. V. Portman No preview available - 2018 |
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Common terms and phrases
addition of Prefixes adze agglutinative language Áka-Béa-da Ákan Ákar-Bálé Anda Andaman Islands Andamanese languages appears Aūkāū-Júwõi Bálé Béa-da bédig béi béringa-da canoe chè child class of articles Compound Word Conjunctional Infix dóga-da dól éda English equivalent given euphonic fire Gender Prefix hence Honorific indicate the class Jábag-da jungle k'lé Kám kichak Kien kóchu Kol languages köle Kúk l'ár l'ót lekíle lekōinye lúngi manese Māra modified nóng Noun Suffix óng Perfect Tense person Plural Postposition póye Predicators Prefix Áb Prefix of Group Pronominal Prefix Pronouns Púchikwár referring to human Refrain Root meaning Root of Group round Rutland Island Sentence sleep Solo Song South Andaman takes the Gender takes the Prefix Tense Suffix thing to).-The Root tree Tún turtle Verb Verbal Substantive formed village Wár wood word given Yába-da دو وو
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