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Verbs. 



All active verbs are conjugated by transitions, formed by prefix- 

 ing the pronoun of the person acting, and inserting immediately 

 after it the pronoun of the person or thing acted upon. Example : 



amcollan, I thee love. 



mayian, thou ine watchest. 



payian, he me watches. 



asac apuchihan, my food me they give. 



misac mapucMlan, thy food thee they give (masc. )■ 



pisac papucMlan, thy food thee they give (fern.)- 



sac hapucMlan, his food him they give. 



ysac apaliapuchan, their food them I give. 



These are forms of the verb apuchan, to put before one, a 

 derivative froai amchan, to put, to place. Other examples : 



amcolecte amenan, I thee wish to love. 

 macolecte mimenan, thou me wishest to love. 

 Diosqui ngoleete qaimenan, we wish to love God. 

 Diostup iccolecte ymenan, God wishes to love us. 



The variation in the third person plural in the transitions appears 

 to depend on the following conditions : 



mo is used when the transition is from the third person singular 

 to the third person plural, as in the expression, " he loves them." 



j>o where the transition is from any of the other persons, singular 

 or plural, to the third plural, as : 



apocollan, I love them. 

 mipocollan, thou lovest them. 

 guipocollan, we love them. 

 mipocollan, you love tliem. 

 cMpocollan, they love them. 



pa where the verb implies another object besides the direct 

 one, as : 



ycJiac apaliapuchan^ I give them their food. 



la is employed when the transition is from the third person 

 plural to some other person than this, as : 



7nicolUlatan, they love thee. 



chi is confined to transitions from third plurals to third plurals, 



as: 



chipocollan, they love them. 



