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Kfina'xSni na'nki n^ihi', I thought that he was not listeniig. 



KAna'x6ni nl5:ihi', I thought that he did not hear it. 



Duwe' nkihi', I thought that he might have untied it. 



I'duw6 nkihi', I thought that you untied it. 

 5 Du'wa hi' a'xkiye'di, 1 told him to untie it. 



Ndu'wa hi' yiihi', he thought that 1 ought to untie it. 



Nduwe' yiihi', he thought that I untied it. 



Ndu'wa hi' iyu'hi, did you think that I ought to untie it? 



Nduwe' iyu'hi, did you tl)ink that I untied it? (also, assertion). 

 10 I'duwa hi' iyu'hi, you thought that you ought to untie it. 



Du'wa hi' iyu'hi, you tliought that he ought to untie it. 



Duwe' iyu'hi, j^ou thought that he untied it. 



Ya'niksiyo"' i"'ni nko'yihi, I wish that he would smoke. 



fi'tafiko"' ne de'-heda", I finished making that (or, teheda"). 

 15 Ke'tikc nedi' heda", I finished making something like that. 



Aduti' ne' o'' do' hed-ha"', when he had finished eating. 



Yao"' ne' o° de' hed-ha"', when he had finished singing. 



Ani' i°ni' ne' o'' de' hed-ha"', when he had finished drinking water. 



Ya" ne' o'' de' hed-ha"', when he had finished sleeping. 

 20 Kka'duti ne' o"" de' hed-ha"', when 1 had finished eating. 



Aya'duti ne' o" de' hed-ha*^', when you had finished eating. 



S^ka'duti heda'^ni', I have not finished eating. 



Aya'duti heda°ni', you have not finished eating. 



Kiya' a dande', lie will say that again, 

 25 Kiya' nya' dande', I will say it to you again. 



He'tike nya' dande', I will say that same thing to you again. 



Kiya' nye'di, I say it to you again. 



I'nakotko'ti ide'ni hi' iikilii', 1 think that you ought not to sneak off. 



I'de 0°' kane' i"'hi", he came after you had gone. 

 30 De o°'kane' nkihi'^', I came after he had gone. 



N^ki"hi"' nde o'^'ka, I had come and gone. 



Ayihi'^' i'de o°'ka, you had come and gone. 



jnjjjn/ ^Q o"'ka, he had come and gone. 



Ki'ye o"' kane ayihi"', he had told it before you came. 

 35 Utoho' na°'ni xo', he might fall in again. 



Utoho' naxo', he did full in (act seen). 



Utoho' kan6', he fell in (act unseen, trace or sign of act seen). 



