A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language : with a preliminary ...

4.4 A GRAMMAR OF THE MALAY LANGUAGE.
Angkau, andakku suruli maugampar parmadani yang kamasan
; thee I mean to command to spread the golden
carpet ; literally, the carpet which is golden. Maka Ifibu
dulipun barangkat kiiudara, siyang clmwacha mjinjadi kalam,
tiyada apa kali'atau lagi; malayinkan kilat sanjata juga yang
kaliatan ; the dust rose to the sky, bright day became dark
save the flash of weapons nothing was visible.
Saruui uafiri, siiut-siiutan
Nubat dipalu, m3,ri3,m dipasaug.
The fifes and trumpets were responsive
Tlie drums were beaten, tlie cannon were discharged.
Ulubalaug pahalawan barlompatan,
. Saparti arimau lapas tangkapan.
The warriors and champions were seen
Leaping like tigers escaped from a snare.
Frequentative Verb.—A verb takes a frequentative sense, by
the simple repetition of the radical, or if a compound in the
same way, omitting the prefixed particle in the second member
of the word, as mangusir-usir, to go on pursuing; barbujuk-
bujuk, to go on coaxing ; mangamuk-amuk, to go on charging
furiously. KaduAva barad'ik bartangis-tangis ; the two brothers
wept on. lya pargi barlari-lari, dan barlompat-lompat ; literally,
they went on running-running and leaping-leaping. Sagala
dayung-dayung tartawa-tawa; all the waiting-maids went on
laughing. Maka sagala raja-rnja dan mantri ulubalaug, masing-
masing nayik kaatas lanchang, dan pilang, barlomba-lombaan,
barlangar-langgaran, dan sambur-samburan, tarlalu ramai ; the
j^rinces, ministers, and warriors, embarked in their boats and
pinnaces, striving with each other, rushing against each other,
and dashing the water against each other, very merrily.
Reciprocal Verb.—By reduplication also, a reciprocal as well as
a frequentative sense is given to the verb, and in this case, the
prefixed particle is usually added to, or preserved in the second
member of the word, as pukal mamukal, to strike frequently
and reciprocally ; amuk-mangganmk, to charge frequently and
reciprocally; tatah-manatah, to slash frequently and recipro-
cally. Maka raja kaampat itu barkasili-kasihan dangau sfvgala
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