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and the “Important explanation of Manchu speech.”

. Are they teaching you to write Manchu round hand yet?

. The days are too short at present to leave any time for writing; but presently, when they begin to lengthen, we shall be taught to write and translate, too.

. Well, sir, I have been wanting to study Manchu myself


 * jai
 * secondly


 * manchumanju [sic]
 * Manchu


 * gisun
 * word, speech


 * i
 * genitive affix


 * oyonggo
 * important


 * jorin
 * aim, explanation


 * i
 * genitive affix


 * bithe
 * book


 * teile
 * only


 * suwende
 * dat. of suwe you


 * ginggulere
 * Fut. Part. (5) to ginggulembi to honour; here with hergen the 楷書 ch‘ieh-shu an elegant style of writing [楷書 ch'ieh-shu must be a mistake for 楷書 kǎishū]


 * hergen
 * letter, writing


 * tacibumbio
 * to teach, with interrogative o


 * akūn
 * or not?


 * te
 * now


 * foholon
 * short


 * hergen
 * letter


 * arara
 * Fut. Part. (5) of arambi to write


 * šolo
 * leisure


 * akū
 * not is


 * ereci
 * this, with postpos. ci from, hereafter


 * saniyaha
 * Pret. (4) of saniyambi to extend


 * manggi
 * as soon as


 * hergen
 * letter


 * arabumbi
 * Pass. of arambi to write; to cause to write


 * sere
 * Fut. (5) of sembi to say


 * anggala
 * not only


 * hono
 * also


 * ubaliyambu
 * Imp. (1) of ubaliyambumbi to translate


 * sembikai
 * to say, with kai final particle


 * age
 * elder brother, sir


 * bi
 * I


 * bithe
 * book


 * hūlara
 * Fut. Part. (5) of hūlambi to read


 * jalin
 * because of