VERBS. 



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The verb ' yukaq ' in the singular is applied to things and not to pereons except as considered col- 

 lectively. 



c. Plur. YakOQpi, they are. 



Sing. 



3. 



2. dak4noq, thou art. 



1. 



Dual. 



uijyAkori, we two are. 



Plur. 

 yakoijpi, they are. 

 dak^noi^pi, you are. 

 ufly^koijpi, we are. 



These two last verbs, it will be observed, are defective. Kiyukai), formed from yukai), is used in the 

 sense of to make room for one, and is of the first conjugation. 



VERBS WITH OBJECTIVE PKONOUNS. 



§ 52. 1. The objective pronoun occupies the same place in the verb as the 

 subjective ; as, kaska, he hinds, makaska, he hinds me ; manoq, he steals, maninoq, 

 he steals thee. 



2. When the same verb contains both a subjective and an objective pronoun, the 

 objective is placed first ; as, mayakaska, thou hindest me, mawidayanoq, thou stealest 

 them. An exception is formed by the pronoun of the first person plural, which is 

 always placed before the pronoun of the second person, whether subjective or 

 objective ; as, ur)ni(5askapi, we hind you. 



Impersonal Forms. 



§ 53. Active verbs are frequently used impersonally in the plural number, and 

 take the objective pronouns to indicate the person or persons acted upon, in which 



