In the last column it will be observed that every verb having the termination oong, ung, &c. is translated as if it were the infinitive, although the sense, as denoted in the first column, points to another mood.
SENTENCES, ENGLISH AND LOO-CHOO.
Of Speaking.
No. English. Loo-Choo. Literal Translation.
1. I speak Moónooyoong I to speak.
2. I speak, you hear Moónooyoong, ya sit´choong, I speak, you to hear, or Chickkee or hearing.
3. I speak to you Ya, or ea moónooyoong, or You to speak, or I.
wang. Ya too moónooyoong You * to speak.
4. I speak Chinese Wang Quántoong I Chinese to speak.
moónooyoong
5. I cannot speak Chinese Wang Quántoong moónoorang I Chinese cannot speak.
6. I am learning to speak Wang Doóchoo cootoóba I Loo-Choo learning or
Loo-Choo yoóshoong[125] studying to *.