SYNTACTIC EXAMPLES. 689 



tiu'i na slmte-ii;ipka at? nad iin nadshashak ta-uni gc^ntak ivlmt shall 

 we do now? tvc tvill t/o to town together. (M.) 



tarn i nish watch vul;tuApka? tvlU you lend me your horse? 



tidshcwau mish mi iln vii'lktak I shall lend it to you ivill'mgly. (M.) 



hii un luldam a-ati kt'ntak at keno'lasht tchgu'mnuapka, vusliniush \\\\ 

 ksliun keshktak pash(t), shtawan m\ wenktak if deep snow falls in 

 tvinter, and after the snoiifall frost should come, the cattle tcill be 

 unable to eat the grass, and ivUl starve to death. (M ) 



hii ka-i ktodshtak shko, ka'gitok iln kshi'in viishmiisham if it docs not 

 rain in spring, there toill be no grass for the cattle. (M.) 



le-utak na tin naUxm pshakam hashiuishtat pii'dshit; teh'ntok iiat m\ to- 

 day we will play in our uncle's garden; he ivill allotv it to us. (M ) 



tcheks 1 shewantok hunkesh tala you have to pay money to him. (M.) 



p^lak mish na't un shle-elkitak we will soon conic to visit you. (M.) 



The imperative mode. 



emi ish shudntch, or : emi ish hand that baby (on the cradle-board) over 



to me. (M.) 

 gen a tchel^ank gt'pk' i ; or : gin a tchel^e gt'pke ! come (close to me) 



and sit down right here. 

 pa'n ham^;^' i; ke'-uni hak heme;^' i say this once more; say it slowly. 

 n^mka ish shiii'ngs^hakish i'ktchi bring me some watermelons. 

 ka-i mi peteke skiitasih do not tear your blanket; ka-i mi spakag' i 



shkutash. 

 shatua hel gi i'sh do the tiling with me : tchime ish tula shilofUoha i. 

 nush wika sha-ulantchi go a short distance with me. (M.) 

 k'niiks ish hun sken' i (or: skii-an i' tak) buy a rope for me; tiintish 



ish ska'-an i'. 



kitchkani ! i shlaukipele boy! shut that door. (M.) 



shk-pkipal' i'sli ge-u tenish kapo bring mc my new coat. 



tidsh shualaliampk' i take good care of it. 



gin a tc\\{\\x' (or tcliel%' i) sit right here. 



tcheltiyan hiin i mantchakash shapiSle give some bread to this old man. (M.) 

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