DORSEY-swANTON] THE BILOXT AND OFO LANGUAGES 133 



Ayi'si i'duksa'di, did you cut your foot with a knife? 



Your foot did you cut 

 it witli a 

 knife? 



Ayi'si i'duktca'di, did you cut your foot with an ax? 



Your foot did you cut it 

 with an ax? 



I'si diiksa'di, he cut his foot with a knife. 



His he cut it with 

 foot a knife 



I'si duktca'di, he cut his foot with an ax. 



His he cut it with 

 foot an ax 



5 Nka'duti te' ho'^, I am hungry. 



I eat wish present 



sign 



Nka'duti te'xti o''', I was hungry. 



I eat wish past 



very sign 



Nka'duti te' xa, I am still hungr3^ 



I eat wish still 



Nka'duti ta' dande', I shall 1)6 hungry. 



I eat wish shall 



Ndo'di u'xwi, my throat is dry: I am thirsty. 



My throat dry 



10 Ndo'di uxw o°', I was thirsty. 



My throat dry past 

 sign 



Ndo'di u'xwi dande', I shall be thirsty. 



My throat dry shall 



Ndoxtu' uxwi', we are thirsty. 



Our throats dry 



Ndoxtu' uxw o"^', we were thirsty. 



Our throats dry past 

 sign 



Ndoxtu' uxwi' dande', we shall be thirsty. 



Our throats dry shall 



15 Ido'di uxwi', thou art thirsty. 



Thy dry 



throat 



Idoxtu' uxwi', ye are thirsty. (Other tenses can be formed by 



Your throats dry 



analogy.) 

 Do'di uxwi', he is thirsty. (Past, Do'di uxwo°'; future, do'di uxwi' 



His dry 



throat 



dande'.) 

 Doxtu' uxwi', they are thirst3^ 



Their dry 



throats 



Pt^asku'^ni' ndu'ti na'fiki, I am (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread I eat the st. 



20 Ptfasku^ni' i'duti na'fiki, you are (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread you eat the st. 



Ptfasku^ni' du'ti na'fiki, he is (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread he eats the st. 



Ptgasku^ni' du'ti ha'maki, they are (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread they [sit] eating 



Ptyasku'^ni' i'duti aya'maki, ye are (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread you (pi.) [sit] eating 



