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noun is plural, the plural termination is attached to the preposition; as, 
unketanhaypi, from us. 
(b) Sometimes the pronoun is inserted in the preposition, if the latter 
consists of more than two syllables; as, enitayhay, from thee. 
(c) And sometimes it is contained in the following verb; as, en mau, 
he is coming to me; ekta mpi, they went to you. 
§ 187. Of the two prepositions ‘kiéi’ and ‘om,’ both meaning with, the. 
former governs singular and the latter plural nouns; as, he kiéi mde kta, [ 
will go with him; hena om mde kta, I will go with them. 
) 188. 1. The names of the natural divisions of time, when they refer 
to the past, terminate in ‘hay,’ and when to the future, in ‘tu;’ as, wehay, 
last spring; wetu, next spring. 
The termination ‘tu’ or ‘etu,? in waniyetu, mdoketu, ptayyetu, wetu, hayyetu, 
aypetu, litayetu, ete., may have been orignally a preposition, signifying, as it still 
does in other cases, af or in; and the termination ‘hay,’ in wanihay, wehay, mdoke- 
hay, ptinhan, ete., is probably the adverbial ending. 
2. The preposition ‘i’ prefixed to the natural divisions of time signifies 
the next after; as, iwétu, the spring following; imdoketu, the neat summer ; 
ihanhayna, the next morning. 
CONJUNCTIONS. 
§ 189. 1. Conjunctions commonly stand between the words or sentences 
which they connect; as, malipiya ka maka, heaven and earth; wayéiyaka 
tuka iveéidiye sni, J saw thee but I did not recognize thee; eGoy yasi esta 
ecoy kte sni (do thou-told although, do will not), although thou told him to do it, 
he will not. 
2. But the conjunctions ‘ko’ or ‘koya’ and ‘ahna’ are placed after the 
words they connect; as, Ganka wanhi ko mduha (jfire-steel flint also I have), 
I-have flint and steel; malipiya maka ahna kaga, he made heaven and earth. 
§ 190. *Uykay’ and ‘ka’ both signify and, but they are used somewhat 
differently, ‘ka’ denoting a closer connection than ‘uykay.’ 
1. When two or more verbs having the same nominative are connected 
by a copulative conjunction, ‘ka’ is commonly used; as, ekta wai ke 
waynmdaka, J went and sav. jut if a new nominative is introduced, 
‘unkay’ will be required; as, ekta wai unkay waymayakapi, IZ went there 
and they saw me. 
2. When after a period the sentence begins with a conjunction, -‘ka’ is 
not used unless the sentence is closely connected with the preceding one. 
