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itu, inserted before the termiaation of verbs, indicates tliat the action is 



done for another. 

 la, infixed, signifies that the action is for this one time only. 

 misan, infixed, conveys the sense that the action is shared by all present. 

 na, as a sutHx, indicates habit, as intuliiia, he who is habitually in a bad 



temper. 

 nunda, infixed in the present tense, denotes that the action takes place at 



some other time ; as notonundalec, I do it (am accustomed to do it, 



but am not doing it now). 

 pa or mba, an aflirmatory suffix. 

 qui, as an infix, denotes that the action takes place where the speaker is 



at the time. 

 ti is a frequent euphonic suffix, which does not alter the meaning. 

 van, as suffix or infix, denotes possession; as huchavanlosa, those who 



have sins. 

 vanan, like itu, signifies action for another ; as muchavananamasu, thou 



who asks for us. 

 ya or nara, as a prefix, intimates a wish or desire; as palec, I see ; yapalec, 



I wish to see. 

 yn, as a prefix, denotes reciprocal or mutual action ; as yaiiimali, they 



desire to take each other (in marriage). 



Verbs. 



The verbs have but two tenses, the present and the future. 

 Occasionally the adverb epa, now, is prefixed to define the present, 

 and iiuca, pi. naupa, to denote a past time. 



The formation of the future is frequently irregular, but the 

 following examples will show its usual forms. It alone appears to 

 present a dual number. 



The imperative is formed by the termination ^ued, often abbre- 

 viated to t/r; as tecalec, I run ; tecaqued, run thou. Other termi- 

 nations of an imperative character are tan, aner, licaa and ma. 



The substantive verb is not found in the language, its place being 

 supplied by terminations, especially the pronouns cu or siicu, etc., 

 as Pedrocu, I am Pedro; Pedroquenma, thou art Pedro; moim- 



