Adverbs are numerous, and admit of certain variations in their signification by the use of affixes, thus;—nara, here; narasa, here it is; lama, near; lamara, nearer.
| Quickly | ane | Never | tara |
| When | ankia | Where | ansera |
| Every | bane | Together | aika-aika |
| Yesterday, the | eua-wala | There | bara |
| other day | There it is | barasa | |
| Presently | kanara | Yonder | bukra |
| When | kanka | Near | lama |
| Again | kli | Nearer, close | lamara |
| Soon | mit | Further | liwara |
| To-day | naiua | Here | nara |
| Next, by and by | naika | Here it is | narasa |
| Already | put | No more | yulakane |
| Immediately | tiske | Yes | au |
| To-morrow | yunka | Anything | deradera |
| After to-morrow | yawanka | Sweetly | dumdum |
| No, not | apia | Exactly | kut |
| Only | baman | Strangely | pale |
| For nothing | barke | Very, truly | poli |
| Not, never | para | Enough | sipse |
| Not | sip | Truly | kosak |
| It is not | sipsa | ||
There are twenty-eight prepositions. Some of them are also used as conjunctions; and some, like the adverb, admit of a variation.
| At, near, about | baila | For | mata |
| To, there | bara | Beneath | maira |
| In | bela | Below | monunta |
| Into, within | belara | Under | monuntara |
| Against | dara | Behind | ninara |
| Beyond | kau | After | ninka |
| With | kera | Without, destitute | para |
| Through | krauan | Over, upon | pura |
| With, together | kuki | Upon, above | purara |
| In front | lalma | Before, anterior | pus |
| Opposite, before | lalmara | Without, exterior | skera |
| Unto, close | lama | Among | tilara |
| Without, outside | latara | With | wal |
| Between, centre | lilapos | From, out of | wina |
| CONJUNCTIONS. | |||
| Then | baha | Until | kut |
| Since | baha-wina | Now | mek |
| Like | bako | How | naki |
| Because, for | bamna | Next | naika |
| So thus | bun | But | sekuna |
| So it is | bunsa | Lest | sia |
| If | kaka | And, also | sin |
| Yet | kau | And | wal |
| Still | kause | ||
CONJUGATION OF THE VEEB KAIA, TO BE.
| PRESENT INDICATIVE. | |||
| I am, | yung ne | The same, only placing nani after | |
| Thou art, | man kam | the pronouns. | |
| He is, | wetin | ||
| PERFECT. | FUTURE. | ||
| I have been, | kare | I shall be, | kamne |
| Thou hast been, | karum | Thou wilt be, | kama |
| He has been, | He will be, | kabia | |
| IMPERATIVE. | |||
| Be thou, | kama | Let us be, | kape |
| Let him be, | kabia | Be ye, | man-nani-kama |
| Let them be, | wetin nani kabia | ||
| OTHER FORMS. | |||
| I have not been, | kerus | ||
| Thou hast not been, | kerum | ||
| He has not been, | keruiskan | ||
| I shall not be, | kamue-apia | ||
| Thou wilt not be, | kama-apia | ||
| He shall not be, | kabia-apia | ||
| We shall not be, | yung-nani kamne-apia | ||
| Ye shall not be, | man-nani kama-apia | ||
| They shall not be, | wetin-nani kabia-apia | ||
| Shall I not be? | kamne-apiake | ||
| Wilt thou not be? | kama-apiake | ||
| Shall he not be? | kabia-apiake | ||
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB DAUKAIA, TO MAKE.
| PRESENT INDICATIVE. | |||
| SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | ||
| I make, | daukisne | We make, | yung-nani daukisne |
| Thou makest, | daukisma | You make, | man-nani daukisma |
| He makes, | daukisa, or danki | They make, | wetin-nani dauki, or dankisa |
| IMPERFECT. | |||
| I did make, | daukatne | ||
| Thou didst make, | daukatma | ||
| He did make, | daukata | ||
In the same way every tense forms the plural, having no difference in the terminations.