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EEPORT — 1889. 

 Verbum Transitivum. 



It will be seen that the object generally appears as the suffix of the verb. This- 

 makes the inflexion veiy much like that of the possessive pronovm, and it 

 must probablj" be understood in the same way as the possessive pronovin ; for 

 instance, I see yoii = I your seeing. In accordance with this fact — that the objeet 

 appears as the suffix of the verb — is the other : that when the object is in the plural 

 the verb has the plural form, while it has the singular form when the subject is in the 

 plural : I know yov, nwulwula'sEm ; you hww mc, mEsEm wula'yo. 



The tenses are formed in the same way as those of the intransitive verb. 



Interrogative. 



In the interrogative there is no distinction of presence and absence. 



Negative. 

 atlf/E -. 



Imperative. 



I have not reached a satisfactory understanding of the formation of the impera- 

 tive. The following examples show that the indicative is frequently used for ex- 

 pressing an order : 



Singular : eat ! ya'wiqgEn ! = thou art eating ! Plural : eat ! ya'wiqsEm ! 



dnrik! 2!'*sa.wa.\ = thou a/rt drinking ! drink ! las! ks%sY,m \ 



sit doTvn f A'an I = thou sitst dorvn ! sit down ! wa'usEn. I 



