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2 Ehtaij atga aijantaij You three walk. 



3 Ehtaij atga ahtaij They three walk. 



The possessive pronoun is often an affix to a noun, as — 



1 Etma-k My father. 



2 Etma-m Thy father. 



3 Etma-n His or her father. 



1 Nikma-k.... My hand. 



2 Nikma-m ... Thy hand. 



3 Nikma-n.... His or her hand. 



The verb has three tenses — present, past, future. The 

 pronoun follows the verb. 



Singular. 



1 Ek atga ainyak I walk. 



2 Na atga aiek You walk. 



3 Et atga aien He or she walks. 



Plural. 



, r Inter atga akaija We walk (inclusive). 



\ Ecra atga aijama We walk (exclusive). 



2 Eka atga aijana You walk. 



3 Era atga ara They walk. 



Same with — 



Ek apan ainyak I go. 



Na apan aiek You went. 



Et apan aien He or she went. 



Past Tense, Singular. 



1 Kis atga ainyak I walked. 



2 As atga aiek You walked. 



3 Is atga aien He or she walked. 



Plural. 



, i Intis atga akaija We walked (inclusive). 



\ Ecris atga aijama We walked (exclusive). 



2 Akis atga aijana You walked. 



3 Eris atga ara They walked. 



Future Tense, Singular. 



1 Ekpu atga amyak I will walk. 



2 Napu atga aiek You will walk. 



3 Etpu atga aien He or she will walk. 



Imperative Mood, Singular. 



1 Ekmu atga ainyak Let me walk, or I will walk. 



2 Namu atga aiek Walk thou. 



3 Etmu atga aien Let him walk. 



