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poss. pro. “my.” Thus, akoro sapo, “my elder sister.” akoro yupo, “my elder brother.”

A, ア, 時トシテ A ハ第二人稱持格單數代名詞トナルナリ、例セバ、アアクタリ、汝ノ弟等． Sometimes a is found for the 2nd per. sing. per. pro. “your,” and as such short for aokai or anokai, “you” and “ye.” Thus:—aakutari, “your younger brothers.” The full way of writing this would be a-koro akihi utari. See aakutari and aaktonoge.

A, ア, 時トシテ A ハ第二人稱單數代名詞ニ用ヰラルルコトアリ． Sometimes a represents the 2nd per. sing. per. pro. “you.” As:—Tokkari kotan wa ek a ruwe he an? “Have you come from Tokkari?” The more usual way however of using such phrases is by substituting e for a, e being a contraction of eani, “you.”

A, ア, 時トシテ A ハ第三人稱單數代名詞ニ用ヰラル． A is sometimes used for the 3rd per. sing. per. pro “he,” “she”; and even sometimes as the rel. pro. “who.” A-e-hotuyekara, “he is calling you.” Teda an a guru, “the person who was here.”

A, ア, 時トシテ A ハ動詞ノ後ニ用ヰラル其時ハ疑問或ハ確答ノ義ナリ． Used after verbs a, sometimes hardened into ya, expresses interrogation, and sometimes affirmation. Thus an a? “Is there”; an a, “there is,” which is intended being determined by the

tone of voice. Syn: ta a? ta an?

A, ア, 齒、肉叉ノ股、支流． A tine. A tooth. A prong of a fork, spear, or harrow. Thus:—Re a ush op, “a trident.”

A, ア, 誰、タレ、何、ナニ、所ノ、トコロノ． rel. pro. Who. Which. As:—E kik a guru nen ne ruwe? “Who struck you.”

A, ア, 嗚呼． inter. Ah. Oh. Alas. As:—A ku kon nishpa, “Ah, my master”! A e seta, “Ah, you dog”; Syn: Aa.

A, ア, 然、シカリ、 adv. Yes. Syn: E. Ruwe ne wa. Kon ne.

A, ア, 一個、一方、全ク、 adj. and adv. One. One of a pair. Entirely. Wholly. Thoroughly. Quite. As:—A-shik, “one eye”; also ara-shik. Syn: Ara; at.

A, ア, 坐スル、(單數)． v.i. (sing). To sit. As:—Kina kata a, “to sit on a mat.” Mo no a, “sit still.” A wa an, “to be sitting.” A kane an, “he is sitting.”

A, ア, 燃エル． v.i. To burn. As:—Abe a, “the fire is burning.” Syn: Rui. Paraparase.

A, ア, 豐饒ナル、ユタカナル、盛ナル、サカンナル． adj. and v.i. To be in plenty. Luxurious. To be.

Aa, アヽ, 嗚呼、アヽ． interj. Ah. Ah. Alas. See A.

Aahupkoropo, アヽフプコロポ, 貰子、モラヒコ． n. An adopted child. Syn: Aeahupkoropo. Ahupkoropo.

Aainukoro, アヽイヌコロ v.i. and adj. 敬ハレル、大切ニ思ハレル． To be