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IV. ADJECTIVES.
Ikike nke isi ihe na-ebe Emepụtara na saịtị Mota na ngwaa, ọ bụghị saịtị na ebupụtapụta, e. g. o tanun we tatas, * nwoke igwe = nwoke (onye) dị njọ. Nke a bụ n'ezie ụzọ ụzọ na-ekwu okwu, na ezi mgbasa ozi- jectives na laDguage dị ole na ole. Otú ọ dị, e nwere okwu ụfọdụ, ya bụ, ọ bụghị ihe ndabere, nke nwere ike a ga-eji adjectively mee ka iru eru, dị ka n'elu, sinaga vui, * nri (= nri ime nri);' ọ bụghị okwu nke bụ n'ezie ngwaa, eji ebe a na-asụrụ bekee ga-eji adjective; ma okwu na-egosi, na-azụ sub- stantive tozuo echiche.
O kwere nwere omume napụta ndị a niile ike ịbụ N'oge na-akpa anya, edepụta ya, mana atụ ole na ole ga-ezuru: - O ima mantagai, 'obere ulo;' o ima liwoa, 'a buru ibu ụlọ.' Mantagai na liwoa egwu ihe eji eme ihe; ha nọ ebe a adjectives naanị. Ndị a, na ihe niile Enwere ike iji adjectives dị ka ngwaa, o ima we mantagai, o ima ANYỊ liwoa, ma na a nta azụ ekwekọ nke uche.
A na- ego ntụnyere site na prepositions na adverbs: - * Ịnyịnya ka ehi, 'Ịnyịnya we poa NA2f Jcau - bụ nnukwu arụ. * Anyị bụ ndị ọzọ More ha, * Kamam we qoqo sal neira - ọtụtụ n'elu na n'elu ha. * Nke a bụ nke kasị ukwuu,' iloke wejọọ aneane — nnukwu. O zuru ezu ikwupụta ntụnyere ikwu nanị, Nke a dị ukwuu.' Kpọọ anyị, ọ bụ n'okpuru- guzo na a na-atụnyere n'uche.
V. Ọgụgụ.
A na-eji ọnụọgụgụ, mgbe ụfọdụ ihe na-enye aka, ụfọdụ- ugboro adjectives, na mgbe ụfọdụ a na-eji n'ụdị ngwaa.
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