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Tie mkpu GKAMAIAK XV

i.f tlie two is one which lias no special substantival termination there
i. ọ dịghị mgbanwe;  ebe enwere ike inwe nchupu onwe ya, i, in,
ui, ọ dịghị ihe kpatara na nke a mejupụtara maka omume ya;  ma
ebe okwu a gwusiri na udaume a n'okwu nke ewuru
nwuo ka e.  Ya mere mata ezi ụdị, mated na onwe ya
ụdị, mate tanun anya nwoke;  nonomia bụ isi okwu,
iwnomie ta7iun, echiche mmadu;  sinaga, okwu na-enweghị ụdị pụrụ iche,
fiinage tanun, nri mmadụ.
A naghị ejikarị ụdị ewu ewu ewu ebe a na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla
njikọ ;  moe <jene, isi ihe.
E nwere n'ebe a ọdịdị nke mgbagha, ma ọ dịghị ezi mgbagha.
4. Prefixes na Noims.  Enwere prefixes instriimental abụọ, i 4.
na (ja 3. nke ngwaa na-aghọ ihe atụ; ras to bale, iras a
baler ;  pulut ka arapara, gapvlnt gluu.  Nke ikpeazụ, ga, bụkwa prefixed
n'okwu ndị ọzọ karịa ngwaa, mana ọ dị obere.
5. Ọnụọgụ.  Noun n'onwe ya enweghị nọmba.  Ọ bụrụ na enweghị akara
nke otutu, e kwesịghị iche na okwu ahụ dị n'otu
nọmba;  ọ bụrụ na echere ka ọ bụrụ otu tuivale, otu, ga-agbakwunyerịrị.
Akara otutu aha aha site na Mgbanwegharị, (lee n'okpuru), site
(a) akara otutu, na site na (b) prefix.
(a) Ihe ịrịba ama a na-ejikarị eme ihe bụ nan;  ima, ulo, ima nan ulo.
Nke a abụghị otu n'ụzọ ọ bụla na nke Bekee plural na s;  Ebe ahụ
ga-abụ a bukwanu ọnụ ọgụgụ maa n'echiche na-eme ka ojiji
dabara adaba.  A naghị adịkarị eji aha mkpokọta taure.  .
(b) A na-eji prefixes ra, re, mgbe a na-ekwu maka ndị mmadụ na
gbasara afọ na mmekọrịta;  re nke klas, ra nke ụfọdụ mmadụ;
o retamtamai ndị nna dịka klas n'ime obodo;  rata m
nna, nwanne nna, wdg.
Mkpọaha nkeonwe na-egosi otu ra na Onye nke atọ
Ọtụtụ.  N'okwu ira ta Mota, ndị Mota, ira nwere ike
kpọruo Nchileke;  mana ira tupu aha mmadu putara ihe ahu
onye na ndị ya na ya;  i Qarat, dị ka n'elu, ira Qarat, Qarat na
ụlọ ọrụ ya;  na ebe a ira bụ otutu Nkeji edemede nkeonwe.
6. Ọ dịghị Gender;  adjectives niereata, tavi^ie, ovvavine,
na-agbakwunyere mgbe okwu na-adịghị n'onwe ya na-egosi mmekọahụ.
7. Mmụgharị.  Ma ọ bụ (1) a na-emegharịgharị okwu ahụ dum;  vat-
mt nkume;  ma ọ bụ (2) nke mbụ syllal) le;  ụmụaka nanatin;  ma ọ bụ (3) nke mbụ
syllable mechiri site na consonant ga-esochi;  ranranui ụkwụ.  Nke
Ett'ect of Reduplication bụ ikwupụta ọnụọgụgụ na nha;  ya na ndị mechiri emechi
syllable (3) kama ike na ikwubiga okwu ókè;  ọnụ ụzọ ranranona!
Kedu ụkwụ o nwere!
Mgbanwegharị n'aha osisi na-egosi na ọ bụ anụ ọhịa ma ọ bụ
abaghị uru;  matị, ihe;  qeta, kpota.
V. Nkpọaha.
1. Mkpọaha nkeonwe dị n'ụdị abụọ dị iche iche;  (a) ndị
a na-eji dị ka isiokwu ma ọ bụ ihe nke ngwaa;  (b) ndị bụ
suffixed na Nouns substantive.