Huron Language. 



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,A^(n>e, — To row. 

 Present, iSfA. 

 Imperfect, i^^ehck. 

 Future, Abe. 

 Negative, E/ie. 



Teorfia^e, — To be light. 

 Present, Be/i. 

 Imperfect, de/ic/i. 

 Future, ^ei. 



The followiug Imve only the present and imperfect in 

 use : — Ilojeie — he carries ; tek of tlie second paradigma s ; 

 hotrihote — he is attentive ; tek of the first. OQo7''e — it is 

 cold; b^orek, of tiie paradigma s; aven'cke — the snow 

 bears ; ckek luindarc — it remains, of the paradigma ch, ek. 

 Other tenses are changed from atrihotati — to listen. — 

 A^orate, encliate, endarate. 



The following have the present in ech, the imperfect in 

 csk\sa, the future in a^e, the negative in ecfie. 

 Atia^e, To make water. 



Tiitjech nn'nae, To thresh corn. 



,AnHacc/i nhxak, To strike (i.e. with a hammer 



upon a nail.) 

 ^Aheuecli e'tar'e, To put fresh earth upon corn. 



From via — field, and a'e — to push. 

 ^Atsislar'e, To stir the fire. 



A,f, To be awakened. 



-S'tanlejcifi, 



Jexkva, ejek, or ehaek, negative ae/ft ae when it is 

 joined to the end of numeral words, is thus declined : 

 Tentli(e<ienta^r, Two days. 



Imperfect — Te>ten/n/n}ien, lie had two days. 

 Future — Tctentaek, Two days hence. 



