VERBS. 



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Sing. 

 3. wa^te, he is good. 

 2. niwSite, thou art good. 

 1. Taa,vikii», I am good. 



Waste, 5^0015? or to he good. 

 Dual. 



Sing. 



3. asni, he is well. 



2. anisni, thou art well. 



1. amdsni, I am well. 



Sing. 

 asni wo, etc., be thou well. 



uqwd^te, we two are good. 



B. Pronouns Inserted. 



Asni, to get well or be well, recover from sickness. 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 



AORIST TENSE. 



Dual. 



Plur. 

 waitepi, they are good. 

 niwastepi, you are good. 

 uijwi^tepi, we are good. 



uqkasni, we tioo are well. 

 IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



Second Variety. 



Plur. 



asnipi, they are well. 

 anisnipi, you are well. 

 uijkAsnipi, we are well. 



Plur. 

 asni po, etc., be ye well. 



§ 57. Verbs in this variety have only ' n ' and ' m,' fragments of the pronouns 

 ' ni ' and ' ma,' in the second and first persons singular. These appear to be mostly 

 active transitive verbs. 



A. Pronouns Prefixed. 



1. The fragmentary pronouns, ' n ' and ' m,' are prefixed to the entire verb. 



Ul), to use any thing, as a tool, etc. 

 INDICATIVE MOOD. 



AORIST TENSE. 



Dual. 



Sing. 

 3. uq, he uses. 

 2. nuq, thou usest. 

 1. mui), I use. 



urikdi), we two use. 



Plur. 

 (115 pi, they use. 

 ntiqpi, ye use. 

 uqkuqpi, we use. 



In this and the following examples only the Indicative Aorist is given, the formation of the remaining 

 parts having been already suflBciently exhibited. 



Uflpa and caijnuijpa, to smoke a pipe, are conjugated like ui), to use. 



The reflexive form of verbs which in the third person singular commences with ' ihd ' (see § 40. 3.) is 

 also conjugated like ' ui) ;' as, ihdaska, to hind oneself; nihdSska, thou hindest thyself; mihdaska, / bind 

 myself. 



2. The prefixed ' n ' and ' m ' take the place of the initial ' y.' 



a. Yaqka, to be. 

 Dual, 



Sing. 

 3. yatjkk, he is. 

 2. naijka, thou art, 

 1. mai)k4, / am. 



ui)yai)ka, we two are, 

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Plur. 



yai)kapi, they are, 

 nai)k4pi, ye are, 

 uqydijkapi, we are. 



