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When used alone it carries a negative force. 



ania'mbiuk' I am not hungry 



a'nicbiuk* I am hungry 



When the two particles arc combined in different sequence entirely 

 opposite significations arc obtained. When the negative particle 

 ( which is then frequently slurred over and heard as -em- instead 

 of -iam-) precedes, and the positive particle (which is then occasio- 

 nally heard as -</<■-. possibly by assimilation from the completive a) 

 follows, the Latter seems to dominate and the combined particle 

 then carries the sense of a superlative, "very - ". 



ane'micwoT I am sweating very much 



aviamicdo'niG he smokes very much 



ave'mactotdn it is getting very hot 



aniamicho'nim 1 am very desirous of marrying her 



Combined in the reverse order, the positive before the negative, 

 the two seem to nullity each other and to produce an equivocal 



particle which is translated by the Spanish "no mas", "no more". 



ami'ciama'c'da they are merely now seated 



kuti'ciamvo'mgok then he merely sprang up 



)', . ti'-. in'ti'-. conditional. 



The conditional particle closely resembles the sign of the preterit 

 and stands in practically the same position, making for a confusion 

 of the two. Under ordinary circumstances of future conditions, the 

 two may he distinguished by the form of the yerb stem or tense 

 suffix and by the fact that the conditional particle seems to carry 

 a heavier stress accent than the preterit sign. 



trcpudu-'k if it rains 



ti'ti.inida'k ta if we leave it here 



kuti'dtosvanttik'ta if only God remembers me 



Hut in certain cases the preterit form of the verb stem is used 

 with tlie conditional without apparent reason. To avoid ambiguity 

 here a second particle /''(") seems to he prefixed. 



t"t i'du'D if it rains < tomorrow i 

 to'ti'varu'v it it he female 

 t6'tih6'maiswi'marama*'ciH if o leer appears 



Another characteristic of the conditional which is shared also by 

 Beveral other modal construction-. i> the abbreviation of the pronom- 





