The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-08
VOLAPGK.
The Filth Lesson Of The Series in the Study
Of The Language.
LESSON 5.
THE WERE.

THE VERB.
This, the bug-hear OF natural languages, Is in
yolapik, very simple. Dropping the inGnitIVe
ending on, gives the root. To this are added the
personal pronOuns to form the persons OF the
verb. Thus biI,0n Is to be. Dropping On We
have bin, The root.
INDICATIVE MODE. ACTIVE VOICE.
The present tense was given In Lesson 2. The
other hve lenses are formed by prehxing to the
present tense. for the
past tense (ablnob. / was)
perfect tense (ebinob, have been)
pluperfect tense dbinob, had been.)
future tense o (obnUb 1 shall be)
future peri. tense (ubinOb, / shall have beenl
VOCABULARY.
Del, day. FIau0n, 10 strike.
Dog, dog. Givon, 10 give.
Glet. greatness: Hel6n, to hale.
largeneSS. kid0n, to kiss,
Kat, cat. Lab6n, 10 have
Mug, mouse. Logon, TO see.
Mul. month. NudOn TO smell
MIN, animal. Ron0n, to run.
Small, smallness- Sed0n, 10 send.
Vel, year. Smel0n, TO smell.
Tid0n, TO teach.
Exercises
Mug binom MIN smallkum ka dOg-Pul gletIk
al akidom mott oklk, e Rtap pom dUgl faia okik-
Kat 0bik klnOm gletikum ka mug Ell e smalikum
ka dog fena o!ik-1el labom mulis balsetel mul
labom delis kils-0ogobs moGt obsk ogIvobs
ofe fioiis svdtk keis esedol ofe-Man KEEL ekdom
mott okik agivom ofe kau et-Pul At ofapom
dogi ct kel heron kali KEEL bInom MIN killd kell
elogObs-Man Eiid keii elOcObs abinom TAT elias
smaiik kels laboms minis getiK e smalik-dogis,
katis mugis-Ctls ugiyoms fOlis syidlk uldlk
mote oksik-DogS, kats mugs aronoms-Nlm
kiom abinom III KEEL alabom mugls tel?-Et abb
nom kat. MIN smailkum ka dog.
Which of your friends VIII nave these sweet
and brilliant fowers-lhe cat hates mice; they
see her (omO and run-Ihe children smell roses.
which archie flowers that smell sweetest-The
third boy will lave those two small clts which
you had sent to your mother but which the bad
boy Will give 10 the dog who hates cats-The
year Is greater than month and has $50 days,
but the month has thirty days-Dogs, cats ana
m ira Il nlnl ~ "a Rufs nd esIrc h.Fa
dOgs-The man who Will give a mouse TO cat
hates The former-Who has seen the boy that
struck my good moiheT?-Whtch house Is
your friends hnme9-There are two dogs. four
cats and six mice who see me and run-Whch
animal is largest. the mouse, the cat or the dog?
NoTE.-Lesson 1 was published October 18th In
THE CALL. with outline OF the plan and full in
struetions for the revision OF the exercises Mr..
A. L. Bancroft Of 303 suffer street, citel for the
Pacific Coast, who has devoted much time and
tentioh 10 the dissemination of the principles OF
this language offers without cost TO the student 10
give assistance that Will put him in the way OF
mastering the principles of volapuk. Communica-
tions addressed to them Will receive prompt atten-
ton.
voLAPUK ITEMS.
Many students are ayailing themselves of the
newspaper lessons now being published through
out The country.
The exercises are sent to San Francisco for In
spectIou not only from this Coast, but from tile
extreme eastern boundaries OF the country.
Glasses for the study OF the language are being
formed In some sections.
Now is the time 10 take advantage OF the op-
portuniIies offered. All those Interested should
turn back 10 THE CALL OF Sunday, October 1lth,
where they viii find the first OF this series OF
weekly lessons ana suggestions how 10 proceed
with The study. There Is time yet TO do the back
lessons and overtake the regular class.
Mr.. A. l.. Bancroft. Clfel for the State OF Cali.
fornia, 303 Suffer street, San Francisco, will
answer any questions.
The Boston Evening Highschool class In Vols
puk opened August goth, wi h Professor A A.
Post as volunteer teacher.
large exhibition of Volapuk literature will
be held this coming week at Worcester. Mass.