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CHAP. XXX.
Language of
the Formofans.
E Language of formofa is the fame with
that of Jv//Jtf/;, but with this difference, that
the Japannefe do not pronounce fome Letters
gutrurally as the formofans do : And they pronounce
the Auxifiary Verbs without that elevation
and depreflion of the Voice which is ufed in
formofa. Thus for inltance, the formofans pronounce
the prefent Tenfe without any elevation
or falling of the Voice, as Jerh Chato^ ego awo ^
and the preterperfea we pronounce by raifing the
Voice, and the future Tenfe by falling it •, but the
preterimperfe8: , the plufquam ferjeUum , and
paulo poft futuru?n^ we pronounce by adding the
auxiliary Verb : Thus the Verb Jerh Chato^ ego
amo^ in the preterimperfeSl Tenfe Jervieye chato^
Ego cram arHans^ or according to the Letter, F.go^
eram amo ^ in the preterperfeft Tenfe it is Jerh
Chato , and th.e Voice is raifed in the pronunciation
of the firit Syllable, bur falls in pronouncing
the other two ^ and in the plufquam perfc-
Hum the auxiliary Verb viey is added , and the
fame elevation and falling of the Voice is obferv'd
as in the preterit. The future Tenfe of
pronounced by falling the Voice in
Jerh Chato is
the firft Syllable, and raifing it in the reft^ and
thQ pauIo poft futitrum is pronounced afrer the
fame manner, only adding the Verb Viar^ as Jerh
viar Chato^ egoero anp. Bur the Japannefe fjy,
Jerh Qhato^ Jerh Chataye^ Jerh Cbataf\^ pronoun-
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