32 DAKOTA GRAMMAR, TEXTS, AND ETHNOGRAPHY. 
CONJUGATION III. 
§.55. This conjugation is distinguished by the pronouns ‘ni’ in the 
second and ‘ma’ in the first person singular. Those verbs included under 
the first variety take these pronouns in their full form. The second variety 
embraces those in which the pronouns appear in @ fragmentary state and are 
irregular in their conjugation. 
FIRST VARIETY. 
§ 56. To this variety belong neuter and adjective verbs. The proper 
adjective verbs always prefix the pronouns; but, while some neuter verbs 
prefix, others insert them. 
A. PRONOUNS PREFIXED, 
Ta, fo die or be dead, 
INDICATIVE MODE. 
Aorist Tense. 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. ta, he is dead or he dies. tapi, they are dead. 
2. nita, thou art dead or thou diest. nitapi, you are dead. 
1. mata, Tam dead or T die. unta, we two are dead. uytapi, we are dead. 
IMPERATIVE MODF. 
Sing. Plur. 
2. ta wo, ete., die thou. ta po, ete., die ye. 
Waste, good or to be good. 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. waste. he is good. wastépi, they are good. 
2, niwaste, thou art good. niwastepi, you are good. 
1. mawaste, I am good. mywaste, we tico are good. unwastepi, we are good, 
B. PRONOUNS INSERTED. 
Asni, to get well or be well, recover Jrom sickness. 
INDICATIVE MODE. 
Aorist Tense. 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. asni, he is well. asnipi, they are well. 
2. anisni, thou art well. anisnipl, you are well. 
1. amasni, Tam well. unkasni, we two are well, unkasnipi, we are well. 
IMPERATIVE MODE. 
Sing. Plur. 
asni wo, ete,, be thou well, asni po, ete., be ye weil. 

