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INTERJECTIONS.
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VI-INTERJECTIONS.
alas! (in sorrow) ... ƞīī
alas! (in pity) ... ƞuragā!
avaunt! ... kurria!
far be it! ... wunna!
onward! ... kaoai!
strange! ... ƞīpai !
wonderful! ... kuttabul!
Intensity is given to any expression of thought or feeling by prolonging the last syllable. Thus, the longer they dwell on the ū in "berū" the greater the idea of distance; the longer the gā in "ƞuragā" the deeper the pity.
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