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GRAMMAR OP THE LANGUAGE 



[first conjugation.] 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Matta n'dellsiwi, I am not or do not so 

 Matta k'dellsiwi. thou art not or dost not so 

 Matta w'dellsiwi, he is not or does not so 



Plural. 

 Matta n'dellsiwuneen, we are not or do not so 

 Matta k'dellsiwunewo, ye are not or do not so 

 Matta w'dellsiwiwali, they are not or do not so. 



Preterite. 



Singular. 

 Matta n'dellsiwip, I was not or did not so 

 Matta k'dellsiwip, thou wert not or didst not so 

 Matta w'dellsiwip, he was not or did not so 



Plural. 

 Matta n'dellsiwuneenakup, we were not or did 



not so 

 Matta k'dellsiwunewakup, ye were not or did 



not so 

 Matta w'dellsiwipannik, they were not or did 



not so. 



Future. 



Plural. 



Singular. 

 Mattatsch n'dellsiwi, 1 shall or will not be or 



do so 

 Mattatsch k'dellsiwi, thou shalt or wilt not be As in the Present tense, with mattatsch pre- 



or do so 



Mattatsch w'dellsiwi, he shall or will not be or 

 do so 



fixed. 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



Singular. 

 Katschi lissiharn, do not thou do so 



Plural. 

 Katschi lissihek, do not ye do so. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Matta n'lissiwake, if or when lam or do not so 

 Matta lissiwonne, if or when thou art or dost 



not so 

 Matta lissique, if or when he is or does not so 



Plural. 

 Matta lissiwenke, if or when we are or do not 



so 

 Matta lissiweque, if or when ye are or do not 



so 

 Matta lissichtique, if or when they are or do 



not so. 



Singular. 



Matta n'lissiwakup, if or when I was or did not 



so 

 Matta lissiwonnup. if or when thou wert or 



didst not so 

 Matta lissitup, if or when he was or did not so 



Preterite. 



Plural. 

 Matta lissiwenkup, if or when we were or did 



not so 

 Matta lissiwekup, if or when ye were or did 



not so 

 Matta lissjchtitup, if or when they were or did 



not so. 



The future is formed from the present tense, by affixing tsch to the 

 adverb matta, as mattatsch n'lissiwake, &,c. 



