Serpents hath been related before.
He that hath Money to give to his Judge, needs not fear, be his
Cause right or wrong. Because of the corruption of the great Men,
and their greediness of Bribes.
If our Gerehah, fortune be bad, what can God do against it? Reckoning
that none of their Gods have Power to reverse the fate of an ill
Planet.
The Ague is nothing, but the Head-ach is all. That Countrey is very
subject to Agues, which do especially afflict their heads who have
them. I might multiply many more of their Proverbial sayings, but
let these suffice.
I cannot pretend to give an account, of the Grammar of this Tongue;
I shall only give a few instances of their words, and leave it to
the Learned to make their Conjectures. First, I will give you some
of their Nouns Plural.
[Something of their Grammer.]
Minnia, A Man. Minnis, Men.
Cucula, A Cock. Cuculong, Cocks.
Cole-la, A Boy. Colani, Boyes.
Gahah, A Tree. Gos, Trees.
Auhoun, A Horse. Auspio, horses.
Polaha, A young Jack Polas, Jacks.
But usually when they have occasion to speak of many they express
themselves by Numerals set after the Noun; as Dissawva two, three,
&c. An Egg, Bittera, Eggs, Bittera cattei, word for word, Egg many.
Their Verbs they form after this manner:
Mam conna, I eat.
Mam conyum, I will eat.
Mam cava, I have eat.
Conowa, Eating.
Caupoudi, Let him eat.
Caum, Let us eat.
Conda, To eat.
Caula, Eaten.
Mam denyam, I will give.
Mam Doun na, I gave.
Dila, I have given.
Dendi, Shall I give?
To give.
Dem, Let us give.
Dennowa, Giving.
Dipon, Give him.
Douna, or Dila tiana, Given.
Mam yonyam, I'le go.
Mam yonda oni, I will go.
Yong, Let us go.
Yonowa, Going.
Yonda dipadi, Let him go.
Pollatch, Gone, spoken of an ordinary person.
Pollad-da, Gone, spoken of a person of great quality.
Mam oy, I am,
Eai, He, or They or He is.
Mam gia atti,
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