[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART III 171/205
Colani, Boyes. Gahah, A Tree.
Gos, Trees. Auhoun, A Horse.
Auspio, horses. Polaha, A young Jack Polas, Jacks. But usually when they have occasion to speak of many they express themselves by Numerals set after the Noun; as Dissawva two, three, &c.
An Egg, Bittera, Eggs, Bittera cattei, word for word, Egg many. Their Verbs they form after this manner: Mam conna, I eat. Mam conyum, I will eat. Mam cava, I have eat. Conowa, Eating. Caupoudi, Let him eat. Caum, Let us eat. Conda, To eat. Caula, Eaten. Mam denyam, I will give. Mam Doun na, I gave. Dila, I have given. Dendi, Shall I give? To give. Dem, Let us give. Dennowa, Giving. Dipon, Give him. Douna, or Dila tiana, Given. Mam yonyam, I'le go. Mam yonda oni, I will go. Yong, Let us go. Yonowa, Going. Yonda dipadi, Let him go. Pollatch, Gone, spoken of an ordinary person. Pollad-da, Gone, spoken of a person of great quality. Mam oy, I am, Eai, He, or They or He is. Mam gia atti, I have been.
[Atti] signifieth [have] Gia dendi.
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