I am a good man. His child is very wise. The moon is round. They have a beautiful horse. My boat is very large. The sea is very deep. The sun and stars are very far off. This person has a vicious dog. That man’s daughter is beautiful. This river is very swift. A small snake. This ox is very old. That person’s boat is small. There are fish. There is a bird. The water of the river is warm. There are stupid people and there are wise people. His ship is very far off.
[LESSON II.]
On the Second Person.
The use of the word angkau and similar pronouns is to be avoided as much as possible. When the pronoun of the second person cannot be understood but must be expressed, angkau, or the local or provincial word used in substitution for it (according to the part of the Archipelago in which the speaker finds himself), may be employed. In addressing natives of rank or of superior position, the appropriate forms should be used. The word lu should never be used to a Malay; it is, however, in common use among those Chinese who use Malay as a medium of communication with other nationalities. On the subject of the second person see supra, p. 49.
Substantives.
| animal, bĕnatang. father (common form), bapa. father (polite form), ayah, ayahnda. mother (common form), mak, ibu. mother (polite form), bonda. elder brother, abang. elder sister, kakak. younger brother or sister, adek. boy or girl, budak. brother or sister, sudara. husband, laki. wife, bini. | forest, hutan. tree, pokok. plain, padang. shop, kĕdei. fruit, buah. sky, langit. ground, tanah. dollar, ringgit. road, jalan. age, ‘umur. |
Adjectives.
| long, panjang. short, pendek, pandah. sweet, manis. wet, basah. dry, kĕring. many, baniak. | rich, kaya. poor, miskin. strong, kuat. hard, kĕras. soft, lumbut. few, sadikit. |