THE IJSITERKOGATIVE SENTENCE. 647 



tarn hu), tarn hai, tamii (tarn hd), tamiidsh, and (Mod.) tdm lish, tamu Hsh, 

 tamu' hL 



tilm lish d-ati e-dwa? are the waters deep? Cf. page 631. 



t4m lish i-i tchui tumena ? i-i, nii tiimena ! do you hear me? yes, I hear 



you! (Mod.) 

 tamudsh kek hishuakga ht'mkanka? can this boy speak? 

 tamu a pa-ula ma'l 1 did ye finish eating? (Mod.) 

 tamu' lish a mulo'la? are ye ready? (Mod.) 



HA, ha, -A, -a, a, always occupies some place after the first word of the 

 sentence and refers to actual time or the time being. It expresses nearly 

 what we express by a raising of the voice toward the end of a question. 

 When it stands alorie for itself, it signifies that a question has not been well 

 understood. 



dmpu a? 1, dmpu ! do you want water? yes, I want water! 



at ha pitcha 161oks? i, pitcho'la at 161oks ! is the fire gone out? yes, the 



fire is out! (Mod.) 

 hun a nauuk ko'sham wakwakshtka hu'ntka hk 1 tamenu 1 did you travel 



on the top of every pine-tree there? (Mod. myth.) 

 ka-itak h4 i nish 161a 1 did you not believe me ? 

 shana-ul' i ampu ? do you want ivater ? 

 talaak ha? is that correct? is he right? 

 tut'i ha aka uk ? ivhat could this be? 

 tua ha i shla'popk? what are you looking at? 



Direct questions may be put also by merely using the special intona- 

 tion of a questioner without any particle or pronoun heading the sentence. 



n^watala i hut (or ut)? did you dip this (cloth) in water? 

 shuhululdna natf shall we skip doivn? 119, 23. 



D. — The imperative sentence. 



Sentences of a mandatory character may be expi'essed in a harsh man- 

 ner as a command, behest, or in a more kindly, patronizing mode as advice 

 or counsel. The jussive mode, or imperative proper, serves best for the 



