![]() ![]() A language is the reflection of the way of life of a whole people, and so it is with Ekagi. 52 NB), and with the inclusion of the form -awe as a variant of the suffix -uwe. Other incidental divergences will be noticed, as in the case of anu and aku (par. The form gOD is not now written as a separate word, but is combined as an additional suffix, and spelt either -gou or -go (see -gou), with the time suffixes -ijo and -itijo, as in the sentence owaa migeijogo jagii teegi 'while he was building the house he feIl'. 181) is similarly written with a single a. The interpolatory particle ga 'perhaps' (par. There are, however, certain divergenees as regards the indication of stress in some suffixes. The rules of spelling, pronunciation, and grammatical structure are dealt with in the Leerboek van het Kapauku. This dictionary comprises some 4.000 roots and verb derivatives formed with suffixes and prefixes. ![]() Both of these wordlists were known to the compiler of this dictionary, which is of considerably wider scope and is intended as a means of facilitating the task of all concerned in one way or another with the advancement of the Ekagi community. ![]() ![]() The more extensive wordlist by Marion Doble 3 was published in 1960. A concise wordlist was also compiled by Father Drabbe for local missionary purposes. The first description of the language,2 in the admirable manual by Father P. An outline of the grammar,t by the compiler of this dictionary and Father P. The designation 'Ekagi' has, as is now more usual, been adopted, in preference to the term 'Kapauku', to denote both the language and the inhabitants of this region. The Ekagi language is spoken by a population of some 60.000 in the area around the Wissel Lakes in the central highlands of Western New Guinea. EKAGI-DUTCH-ENGLISH-INDONESIAN DICTIONARYĥ6 EKAGIDUTCH-ENGLISH-INDONESIAN DICTIONARY ![]()
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