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It should be mentioned with reference to the second class or frequentative verbs, that they sometimes take the prefixes, or particles as Roberts prefers to call them, dem, dup, nang, shait, ksaw in place of iai, e.g. dem-wan, to come after; dup-teh, to practise; nang-wad, to go on searching; shait pang, to be always ill; ksaw-bam, to be in the habit of devouring.
The compound roots are Causals, formed by prefixing pyn to the simple root; as iap, die; pyniap, kill. Frequentatives, formed by prefixing iai; as iam, weep; iai iam, weep continually. Inceptives, by prefixing man; as stad, be wise; manstad, grow wise. Reciprocals, by prefixing ia; as ieit, love; ia-ieit, love one another. Intensives, by prefixing tim particle kyn, lyn, syn, tyn.
The Khasi saying is, "u kpa uba lah ban iai, u kni uba tang ha ka iap ka im," which may be translated freely as, "the father bears the heat and burden of the day, the maternal uncle only comes when it is a question of life or death." The Khasi father is revered not only when living, but also after death as U Thawlang, and special ceremonies are performed to propitiate his shade.
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