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a'ni.ibo'ia I will lift it 



a'nibo'ia I will seize it 



ani'itu'nia I will jump down 



anitu'nia I will jump away 



a'ni'igo'cia I will fall down 



a'nigo'cia I will dive 



Other usages of the particle appear to be more idiomatic. 



a'ni.ibia'G I am taking it out (of the fire) 



a'nibia'o I am taking it* out (of the earth) 



a'ni.iko'cda I will begin 



a'niko'cda 1 will fasten it 



FINAL ELEMENTS 



The final elements of the verbal complex consist of the prono- 

 minal object, the verb stem and the tense-mode suffixes. 



Pronominal Object 



The pronominal objective forms are identical with the prefixed 

 possessive forms, but are frequently reduced to single sounds when 

 in intervocalic position. The third person singular objective is 

 lacking but in the case of the reflexive its place is supplied by 

 the passive -(n)iti-. 



The typical Topeeano verbal stem is monosyllabic or dissyllabic. 

 rarely polysyllabic. It generally begins and closes with a conso- 

 nant, the final vowel found in other related Piman tongues being 

 entirely lost. 



'" Rinaldini, up. eit. 



