506 REPORT— 1900. 



Perfect Tense. 



fe-tcin-t-i-tia, Esk-o'i, I have been sick. 

 e-tcuq-t-I-ua Esk-6'i, thou hast been sick, 

 e-t-i-fia Esk-6'i (tai), he has been sick, 

 e-t-i-ua Esk'o'i ' a'tli), she has been sick, 

 f e-tcit-t-I-ua Esk-o'i, or sk'iieko'i, we have been sick. 

 Plural -j e-tcap-t-I-ua Esk-5'i, or sk-uek'o'i, j'ou have been sick, 

 ( e-t-vcet-i-iia Esko'i, or sk'uek'o'i, they have been sick. 



It is not clear to me wherein this form differs in signification from the ' ttia 

 forms. It is the regular perfect of transitive verbs. 



FUTCTRE Tense. 



Esk-o'i-tcan-Ek-, or tcan-Ek--Esk'6'i, I shall be sick. 

 Esk-o'i-tcat-Ek-, or tcat-Bk--Esk-o'i, we shall be sick. 

 The other persons follow regularly in like manner. 



Peeipheastic Futuee. 



ens-ko'luan Esk'o'i-En-Ek', I think I am going to be sick. 

 tcin-epa'Qotl Esko'i-En-Ek-, I am afraid I shall be sick. 



DuBiTATivE Forms. 



ewai'Bti Ek' 'sk-O'i-En, I may or perhaps I may be sick. 

 „ 'sk-o'i-auq, thou mayest be sick, ice. 

 „ 'sk-o'i-Es, he may be sick, &c. 

 ,, 'sk'o'i-at, we may be sick. 

 „ 'sk-6'i-ai5, you may be sick, &c. 

 „ 'sk'o'i-Es-wet, they may be sick, &c. 



Conditional Forms. 



HEn-ua-Esk'o'i, if I am or should be sick. 

 Hat-tia-Esk-o'i, or sk-ueko'i, if we are or should be sick. 

 KuEns e-ua-Esko'i, when I am sick. 

 KiiEs e-ua-Esk-o'i, when thou art sick. 



Interrogative Forms and Replies. 



o-tcuq-Esk-6'i ? are you sick ? (singular). 

 tcan-uan-Esk'o'i, or simply tcan-uan, I am. 

 o-tcuq-t-iia-Esk-o'i ? have you been sick ? 

 tcan-t-ua-Esk'5'i, or simply nE-tcan, I have. 



Negative Forms. 



hauq EnslC'as kiiEns Esk'o'i, I don't want to be sick, 

 hauq Ensle'as kiiEns nam, I don't want to go. 

 hauq oq-nam, don't go. 

 hauq 6q-nam skG tai, don't go with him. 



Miscellaneous Forms. 



netl ens-nam, I am going (in answer to question ' are j'ou going ? ' it would be 

 na,m-tcan). 



haua mEn nam-tcan, I shall (determination) go. 



nam tcan Ek-, I shall go (future). 



namEtl, go on. 



nam tumi', go awa}'. 



tcin-t-nSm, I went. 



nE-t-nam, he went. 



tcan-tQ-nilm, or tcan-tH-nam, I have gone. 



