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Negative. 



emi (N {or Ico) ri, I do or did not see. 

 emi ki iri, / do vof see. 



Interrogative. 



emi ri bi? \ 



emi ni ri bi ? > do or did I see ? 



emi IT o ri bi ? ) 



Negative Interrogative. 



emi k6 ri or 6 (ri) bi ? ) , tit * 



. . , ^ „ ^ ' \ do OY did. 1 not see : 



emi ri ko i ) 



emi ki iri bi, do I not see? 



PASSIVE. 



Aff irtna t i ve. 



' " ' ^ ' . [• they see or saiv me — I am or vms se&)i. 

 emi li a ri, ) -^ 



emi 6e riri, ) j 

 riri li emi, ) 



mn or xoas seen. 



Negative. 



k ko {or 6) ri mi, they do or did ')wt see me — I am or tvas not seen. 

 emi k6 (cr 6) ^e riri, I am or wa* oto^ seen. 



Interrogative. 



k ri mi bi ? ^ 



emi IT ti ri bi? t „. 9 



emi se rin ])i? j 



riri li emi bi? J 



Negative Into'rrogative. 



ii ko {or 6) ri mi l^i ? "j 



emi k6 (o?- 6) ^e riri bi ? \ am or wa*' / not seen ? 



riri ko li emi bi ? ) 



Koraarkg. 



§ 153. On the various forms of the aorist perfect we may observe : 



1. That the simple form, as, emi ri, I see or scm, is wholly ambiguous as regards 

 time, it being used either in a present or past sense. 



2. The form with ' ni ' may be used with a past signification ; but it naturally 

 suggests the idea of present time, and will probably become a definite present 

 tense. 



3. The form with ' IT o ' seems to have more of the past signification ; but it can- 



