MASON, TEPEC IV. .1 PIMAN LANGUAGE OF MEXICO 357 



Present 



Preterit 



Type 



Meaning 



give 



nod, hit with the head 



kill | sing. obj. ) 



burn 



run (sing. ?) 



scamper, run about 



■ lie i sing.) 



shoot with arrow 



bend, bow 



desire, crave 



make a fire (pres. stem probably 



error: cf. Pap. nai 

 encounter, meet, pay 

 fold, double 

 hunt deer 

 finish, complete 

 hang 



be hungj be hanging 

 speak 

 return 



be looking, behold, see 

 address, pray to, worship 

 sing and dance in ceremony 

 fly, blow about in the wind 

 recollect, remember 

 await, wait 

 play a joke 

 guard, protect 



