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Huron Language. 113 



Stanta c/iwt^ a^keronrhend I !*lioul(l not have even fear 

 d'ason tevunfmosti^ tliougl: I hud not tijy faith. 



But chim a concurse with the affirmative te, goes before 



it and intermingles a with it, as ; 



Chialeha'sen Xaaskva, He was crying before. 



In like manner when c/n, signifying far, meets with te 

 whether affirmative or negative, it does not adhere closely 

 to the verb ; as, 



Stanchitem^eti, 1 will not go far. 



StunckiiejSrt, I am not going far. 



When the negative (e meets with the affirmative te, or 

 with Be signifying if, then it goes before it, and changes 

 its e final into a, as ; 



AjmuSatechaclie, 1 kill you if you do not consent. 



Ondchhun echia tetserattate It is not for a little that he 



cliri /iniostau'di, or ontatc cries, or, if he cries incon- 



sarifiHosti stmiteo^cnr'on' solably. 



tate ha'senX6ach, or stan- 



teo^cnr^on statchasen 



knac/i. 



When ti or sti precede te they change the final i into 

 a, as; 



Slau6fj te eerhatatt listen- We do so no more at tlie age 



toudi, you two are. 



When iht negative te meets with the verb chi^i-ntuk»i, 

 to do on purpose, it is thus placed after it ; 

 Chiini^ixtnknite^en, I did not do that on puipose. 



When any verb wants the negative tense, then \\e make 

 u»e of the personal afhrmative, as 1 will not d(» it on purpose. 

 Chia^itahatechien, Would 1 do it on purpose ? 



Cfiia/jujtukvikati c/iien, Would 1 have done it on pur- 



pose } 



