Handbook of the Fijian Language (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William Moore

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330526317 ISBN 13 : 9781330526316

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Handbook of the Fijian Language

A, na, ai, nai, are the same Articles but some words will take ai or nai only. The Articles are not effected by number. As a general rule, a and ai are used at the beginning of a sentence, and us. And nai in the middle; as.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Handbook of the Fijian Language
By Rev. William Moore

Contents

Preface

I-The key to the Language

II-The Alphabet

III-The Articles

IV-The Nouns

V-Adjectives

VI-Numerals

VII-Pronouns

VIII-Verbs

IX-Adverbs

X-Prepositions

XI-Conjunction

XII-Interjections

XIII-Useful words to be learnt first

XIV-Useful sentences on landing

XV-Household words, &c.

XVI-Words for garden, plantation, &c.

XVII-Words for boating and canoes

XVIII-Words for part of the human body

XIX-Words for relationship

XX-Words for naturalist and botanist

XXI-Words requiring care with AI

XXII-A short vocabulary

Preface

The first edition of this little book owed its appearance to a request from HBM Consul (Captain HM Jones, VC) that I should prepare a small "Handbook for Immigrants, more simple and less expensive than our present books." In sending out the second edition, I may say that I make no pretensions to originality, except in plan. Although I have made preparations for greatly enlarging and otherwise improving this little "Key," yet, in deference to the opinion of others, it is now reprinted with only some few corrections and additions, to meet a pressing want.

Excerpt from Chapter I

"A cava oqo?" What's this? You have the Key wherewith to open your way into the language in the above sentence, pronounced in English "Ah thava ongo?" If you can procure a native, do so by all means, and, placing the Alphabet before you, ply him with your Key "A cava oqo?" until you get the proper sounds. Be careful of B, C, D, G, Q, and do not proceed until you have mastered your Alphabet. This done, begin at once to note down everything around you. Pointing at a stone, use your Key, "A cave oqo?" The answer will be, "A vatu." "Oqo," this. "Oqori," that (near). "Ko ya," that (distant) Keep...

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Handbook of the Fijian Language is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330526317
• ISBN 13: 9781330526316
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 42
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