EPATE, NEW HEBRIDES. 733 



Distribution. 



Sikeskei One by one. 



Ruarua, &c. 



Multiplication. 



Bakasikei One time, once. 



Bakarua, &c. 



How many ? Bisa, or bia .'' 



Who? Sei? (dialect) Fei? 



What? Sava? Sil ? (dialect) nafete. 



This Ua, s?, ke na, naga, nis, kis, &c. 



That Ufm, netu, &c. 



Paradigm of Verb " go," ban. 



Present and Past Indicative. 

 Singular. 



1 A ban I go. 



2 Ku ban Thou goest. 



3 I ban He goes. 



Plural. 



, f Au ban (exclusive) ... We go. 



\ Tu ban (inclusive) We go. 



2 Kuban You go. 



3 Ru ban They go. 



Pa«t. 



1 Aka ban I went. 



(As before, suffixing ka to the verbal pronoun). 



Pluperfect. 



1 Akai ban I had gone. 



(As before, suffixing kai to the verbal pronoun). 



Future. 



1 Aga no ban I shall go. 



2 Kuga no ban Thou shalt go. 



(And so on, putting ^a no immediately after verbal pronoun). 



Present Progressive. 



A bo ban I am going. 



(And so on, putting bo after verbal pronoun). 



Subjunctive, Permissive, Conditional. 

 Present and Future. 



1 Aga fan 1 may (&c.) go. 



(And so on, putting (/a after verbal pronoun). 

 Perfect. 



1 Agai ban 1 may have gone. 



(And so on, putting gai after verbal pronoun). 



