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ESSAY I
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β. Declension, plurals with formatives containing an r:
Tiruray: Antonio, “Anthony” , re-Antonio, “Anthonyland his people”.
Sund.: budak, “child”, barudak, “children”.
Masaretese: huma, “house”, humaro, “houses”.
y. Conjugation, formation of the past tense with n:
| Magindanao | Sangirese | Malagasy | |
| Pres. | mageda | mĕbĕbera | matahutra.[1] |
| Past. | nageda | nĕbera | natahutra. |
| Fut. | mageda-bu | mĕbera | halahutra.[2] |
- ↑ The three word-bases signify: “to go on board”, “to speak”, and “to fear” ", respectively.
- ↑ [See also Essay II, especially §§ 143-76, and Essay III, especially §§ 26 seqq. and 93 seqq.]
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