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ed of the condition of any one, from aronton — to interrogate 

 any one. — Tlius atiatontavandi — to escape from some one, 

 from ^adtontamndi — to take prisoners from any one. 



Tlie neuter-acquisitive is a verb derived from the neuter 

 which signifies any thing that may happen to the advantage 

 or disadvantage of any one, as from atejen — to burn, is 

 derived atejnsenni — to burn for any one. These verbs are 

 of the paradigma s. 



Add to these some impersonal verbs, as iondvs — it rains ; 

 ianhvens — it snows, and similar ones, which when they are 

 said to happen to the advantage or disadvantage of man 

 become personal of the paradigma s, as eon^ iondtit — it will 

 rain upon us ; eon^aahtieiiha — it will snow upon us; afindas 

 — it rains upon me. 



The Hurons may derive from one primitive verb many 

 others which add a new signification to the primitive one, 

 as from otenjen — to burn, are derived the following : — 

 Atefisenne, To burn for any one. 



Atejati To light a fire. 



Atefitandi, To light a fire for any one. 



^Aatateatandi, — from To burn some animal for any 



one. 

 A^nlatefiti, To burn some animal. 



,Aatatefi^akiii, To make use of something, to 



to burn a living thing. 



Tiie impersonal verb is double. The first signifies any 

 thing not depending upon the will, and co-operation of 

 man, as ; 



Jokvas, It blows. 



Ondcnnon, It is calm. 



OBor'i, It is cold. 



Otarihati, It is warm. 



