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Future Tense. 



Singular I should beat myself Nukara tulityinanga 



Dual We, excl., should beat ourselves Ilinakara tulala narityinanga 



Plural We, excl., should beat ourselves Anunakara tulala narirityinanga 



The negative is expressed by adding -gitnia or -itya. 



Reciprocal Form. 

 This form of the middle voice is a modification of the verb which 

 applies itself to a case where two or more persons reciprocally beat 

 each other, and is consequently limited to the dual and plural num- 

 bers. It is known by the termination rama for the dual and rirama 

 for the plural. Example, ilina turama, we (dual) beat each other; 

 anuna turirama, we (plural) beat each other. A few examples in 

 the third person of the plural will be sufficient to show how the verb 

 is declined in the different moods and tenses. 



Indicative Mood — Present Tense. 



They, pi, beat each other, Etnikara turirama. 



They, pi., beat not each other, Etnikara turirityikana. 



Past Tense. 

 They, pi., have beaten each other, Etnikara turirakala. 



The negative form of the word is turirityimakana. 



Future Tense. 

 They, pi., shall beat each other, Etnikara turirityina. 



The negative consists of adding giinia. 



Imperative Mood. 

 Beat each other, aragankara turirai ! 



They, pL, must beat each other, etnikara turirityika. 



Conditional Mood — Present Tense. 

 They, pi., should beat each other, Etnikara turiramara. 



Future Tense. (Past is wanting.) 

 They, pi., should beat each other, Etnikara turirityinala. 



Participles — Prescn t. 

 They, pi., are beating each other, Etnikara turiramanga. 



