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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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