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Substantive Verb. 

 As usual, in these tongues, we find no true substantive verb. 



Maniji yalaca ayeu caridi. 

 Thou beautiful moon like. 

 i. e., "Thou art beautiful as the moon." 



But -'to be in a place" (Span, estar) is expressed by the verb 

 datiali. " I shall be," dajini ; *' you will be," dajamambira. 



Interrogatives. 



Specimens of these are : 



How do you do? (N.) Idtsigua haynmani? 



Shall we go to the woods? guano yurra ? 



Shall we go to the river ? guano yelka ? 



Shall we go to cut maguey ? guano sirru cdtjali ? 



Shall we go to bring water ? guano li yeidjali f 



Do you want to work? natanji tiquitguaiidri? 



Negatives. 

 The separable term for negative is giiaca, no ; but special nega- 

 tive forms appear to be employed in verbs, as : 



To wish, nati. 



I do not wish, naquisanca. 



I did not wish, natiala. 



These are not clear. 



Paradigms. 

 To have (Sp. tener), dainatt 



PKESENT. 

 Singular. Plural. 



I have, y. ddinati. We have, y. dainatdca. 



Thou hast, m. dainatam. You have, m. dainatambira. 



He has, c. ddinata. They have, c. dainaldguali. 



PAST. 



I had, y. dainateali. We had, y. dainatedca. 



Thou hadst, m. dainatedlam. You had, m. dainatealdmMra. 



He had, c. dainatedla. They had, c. dainatealdguali. 



FUTURE. 



I shall have, y. danajim. We shall have, y. dannjamdaca. 



Thou wilt have, m. dainnjdman. You will have, m. dainajamambira. 



He will have, c. dainajdli. They will have, c. dainajdjuali. 



To weep, gualvajali. 

 Weeping, gudlvata ; To have wept, gualvanenala. 



