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GRAMMAR OP THE LANGUAGE 



[fifth conjugation.] 



NEGATIVE. 



INFINITIVE MOOD. 



Matta ahoaltin, not to love each other. 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 



Present. 



Matta n'dahoaltiwuneen, we do not love each 



other 

 Matta k'dahoaltiwihhimo, ye do not love each 



other 

 Matta ahoaltiwiwak, they do not love each other. 



Preterite. 



Matta n'dahoaltiwunenap, we did not love each 



other 

 Matta k'dahoaltiwihhimmoap, ye did not love 



each other 

 Matta ahoaltiwipannik, they did not love each 



other. 



Future. 



Mattatsch n'dahoaltiwuneen, we shall or will not love each other 

 Mattatsch k'dahoaltiwihhimo, ye shall or will not love each other 

 Mattatsch ahoaltiwiwak, they shall or will not love each other. 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



(Not given.) 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 



Present. 



Preterite. 



Matta ahoaltiwenk, when or as we may not Matta ahoaltiwenkup, when or as we have not 



love each other loved each other 



Matta ahoaltiwek, when or as ye may not love j Matta ahoaltiwekup, when or as ye have not 



each other loved each other 



Matta ahoaltichtik, when or as they may not love . Matta ahoaltichtikup, when or as they have not 



each other. loved each other. 



Pluperfect. 



Matta ahoaltiwenkpanne, if or when we had 



not loved each other 

 Matta ahoaltiwekpanne, if or when ye had not 



loved each other 

 Matta ahoallichtikpanne, if or when they had 



not loved each other. 



Future. 



Mattatsch ahoaltiwenk, when or as we shall or 



will not love each other 

 Mattatseft ahoaltiwek, when or as ye shall or 



will not love each other 

 Mattatsch ahoaltichtik, when oi'as they shall or 



will not love each other. 



The Reciprocal Forms of Verbs are distinguished by their Infinitive 

 termination in tin, as in the following examples : 



Pendawachtin, to heat each other 

 Pcnnawachtin, to look at each other 

 Nostawachtin, to understand each other 

 Neuchtin, to see each other 

 Mochtenalittin, to fighf with each olhor 

 Schinginawachtin, schingaltin, to hate each other 

 Hakantin, to box (light with lists) witheachothei 



Nilchtin, to strike each other dead 

 Kcnhawachlin, to pay, satisfy each other 

 Witahentin, to help each other 

 V. . > I t i r i , to quit each other 

 I';iki!ataniawac!i1in, to forgive each other 

 W ul iptonaltin, to he reconciled to each other 

 Aplonaltin, to speak with each other 



