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tcan-tukH-nam, I had gone. 



gwai'Eti Ek- nam-En, perhaps I shall go. 



'n sle kuEns n^m, I should like to go. 



ndm-tcin haua tla no, I will go with you. 



hauok- meauq haua tla uns, will you not come with me ? 



nE-tsot kuEs nams-e'uk, he said he was going with me. 



tcin-tsot kuEns nam-e'uk, I said I was going. 



nE-tsOt kuEns k-aiE sue'Eka, he said I was a bad man. 



nE-tsot kauq mEn nilm, he said you (sing.) ought to go. 



TRANSITIVE VERBS. 



The principal tense signs of the transitive verb are : past indefinite, ne ; perfect, 

 I ; future, Ek". 



Transitive Verb. 

 to strike (it) k-O'k-otBs. 



C tcin-k-6'k-ot, I strike (it). ( tcit-k-o'k'ot, we strike (it). 



„. , J tcuq-k-6'k-6t, thou strikest (it). Plural ] tcap-k-o'k'ot, you ,, „ 



binguiar -\ (tai)ko'k-ot, he strikes (it) I k-6'k-ot-6'tsi, they „ „ 



(_(a'tli) ko'k-ot, she „ ,, 



This tense is quite frequently employed to express a past action, the context 

 marking the time quite clearly. 



Singular 



Plural 



I 



Past Indefinite Tense. 



nE tcan-k'o'k'ot, I struck (it). 

 nE tcuq-k-o'k-ot, thou struck (it). 

 nE k'o'kotEs, he (present) struck (it). 

 nE k-okEniiquas, he (absent) struck (it). 

 nE tcat-ko'kot, we struck (it). 

 nE tcap-k'o'k-ot, you struck (it). 

 nE k-o'k-otEswet, they (present) struck (it). 

 _nE k-ok-Enuquaswet, they (absent) struck (_it). 



Perfect Tense. 



tcan-i-k'6'k*ot, I have struck (it), 

 tcat-i-k-o'k-ot, we have struck (it). 



The other persons follow regularly. 



Future Tense. 



I k-6'k'6t-tcan-Ek-, I shall strike (it). 

 Singular \ k-6'k*ot-tcuq-Ek-, thou wilt strike (it). 

 [ Ek--k-o'k-otEs, he will strike (it). 

 ( k-o'k-ot-tcat-Ek-, we shall strike (it). 

 Plural < k'o'k-ot-tcap-Ek-, you will strike (it). 



[ k-6'kotEs-wet-Ek-, they will strike (it). 



Imperative Mood. 



k-ok'o'tka, strike it (singular) k-ok-otka'wit, strike it (plural). 



mEn-ko'kot-tcan-Ek-, I must strike (it). 

 mEn-k-oko'tka, you must strike (it). 

 mEn-k-6'k-ot-tcat-Ek, we must strike (it), 

 kok-otska, strike me. kok-ot-tomEtlka, strike us. 



Present Continuous Action. 



e-tcin-tla-k-ok-ot, I am striking (it). 

 e-tcuq-ua-kok-6t, thou art striking (it). 

 e-ua-k-6k-6t, he (present) is striking (it). 

 no'a-k'ok'otEs, he ,, „ „ 



nE-ua-k-ok'Ot, he (absent) „ „ 



The plural follows regularly. 



