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and I have looked, I assure you, everywhere (for a school) and left no place unexamined; but in our neighbourhood, I am sorry to say, there is no school for Manchu.

I was thinking that the one you go to would do for me well enough, and that one of these days I might commence my attendance. Will you be so good as to say a word for me to the master beforehand?

. Ah! I see you think that it is a regular professor that teaches us; but that


 * yala
 * really


 * uju
 * head


 * silgime
 * Ger. (3) of silgimbi to put into


 * aibide
 * where?


 * baihanahakū
 * Pret. (4) of baihanumbi to go to search, with akū not


 * musei
 * we two, with genitive affix i


 * ubai
 * here, with genitive affix i


 * šurdeme
 * all round


 * fuhali
 * altogether


 * manju
 * Manchu


 * tacikū
 * school


 * akū
 * not


 * gūnici
 * Cond. (6) of gūnimbi to think


 * sini
 * thy


 * tacire
 * Fut. Part. (5) of tacimbi to learn


 * ba
 * place


 * ai
 * what?


 * hendure
 * Fut. (5) of hendumbi to speak


 * bi
 * I


 * inu
 * also


 * bithe
 * book


 * hūlanaki
 * Subj. Pres. (7) of hūlanambi to go to read


 * mini
 * gen. of bi I


 * funde
 * postpost. for


 * majige
 * little


 * gisureci
 * Cond. (6) of gisurembi to speak


 * ojoroo
 * can, may, with interrogative o


 * age
 * elder brother, sir


 * si
 * thou


 * mende
 * dat. plur. of be we


 * tacibure
 * Fut. Part. (5) of tacibumbi to teach


 * niyalma
 * man


 * be
 * accusative affix


 * we
 * who


 * sembi
 * to say, call;