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GRAMMAR OF THE LANGUAGE 



[first conjugation.] 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



Singular. 

 Mikemossil, work thou 

 Mikemossitetsch, let him work, he shall work 



Singular with Plural. 

 Mikemossitam, do thou let us work 



Plural. 

 Mikemossik, work ye 



Mikemossichtitetsch, let them work, they shall 

 work 



Double Plural. 

 Mikemossitainoak, do ye let us work. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Mikemossiya, when or if I work 

 K'mikemossiyan or yanne, when or if thou work- 



est 

 Mikemossit, when or if he works 



Plural. 

 Mikemossiyenk, when or if we work 

 Mikemossiyek, when or if ye work 

 Mikemossichtit, when or if they work. 



Preterite. 



Singular. 

 Mikemossiyakup, when or if I worked 

 Mikemossiyannup, when or if thou workedst 

 Mikemossitup, when or if he worked 



Plural. 

 Mikemossiyenkup, when or if we worked 

 Mikemossiyekup, when or if ye worked 

 | Mikemossichtitup, when or if they worked. 



Pluperfect. 



Singular. 

 Mikemossiyakpanne, when or if I had worked 

 Mikemossiyanpanne, when or if thou hadst 



worked 

 Mikemossitpanne, when or if he had worked 



Plural. 



Mikeniossiyenkpanne, when or if we had worked 



Mikemosstyekpanne, when or if ye had worked 



Mikeinossichtitpanne, when or if they had 



worked. 



Future. 



Singular. 

 Mikemossiyatsch, when or if I shall work 

 Mikemossiyanetsch, when or if thou shalt work 

 Mikemossitetsch, when or if he shall work 



Plural. 

 Mikemossiyenketsch, when or if we shall work 

 Mikemossiyequetsch, when or if ye shall work 

 Mikemossichtitsch, when or if they shall work 



NEGATIVE FORM. 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Atta n'mikemossiwi, 1 do not work 

 Atta k'mikemossiwi, thou dost not work 

 Attta mikcmossuwi, he does not work 



Plural. 



Atta n'mikemossuwune or mikemossuwuneen. 



we have not worked 

 Mti k'mikemossihhimowi, ye have not worked 

 Atta wikemossiwiwak, they have not worked. 



