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Present Pekfect Continuous and Responsive Tense. 



This differs from the other by the presence of the temporal particle Qon = ' still, 

 ' yet,' thus : — 



e-tsEn-Qou-k"a'kiii, I am still sick ; e'-tstQon-k-a'kiii, we are still sick. 



Pbetehite. 



Singular. Plural. 



k*a'kai-e-tl-tsBn, I was sick. k*a!kai-e-tl-tst, we were sick. 



k'a'kai-e-tl-tciiQ, thou wast sick. k'a'kiii-e-tl-tcap, you were sick. 



k'a*kai-e-tl, he or she was sick. k-a'lcai-e-tl, they were sick. 



The locative particle nl is added to the third person in both numbRrs to mark 

 absence. 



PAST Perfect Tense. 



c-tl-tsBnk a'kiii, I have been sick ; e-tl-tst'k-ii'kili, wc have beeii sick. 

 The other persons follow in like manner. 



PLiJtfiRFECT Tense. 

 There is no diffei'ence between this and the past perfect tthse. 



Future Tense. 



k-a'kai-tsEn-t!-a, I shall be sick ; k'a'kili-tst-tsa, we shall be sick. 



The other persons follow regularly. 



It is very noticeable how regularly the Salish dialects of this region prefix th6 

 Vetb stem in the future tense. 



Periphrastic Future!?. 



k-ii'kiii-yuQ-tsBn-tsa, I think I am about to be sicki 

 se''si-tsEn-wa-k-a'kai-an, I am afraid I stall be sick. 

 Iwa'wa k-a'kai-tsEn, perhaps I shall be siek. 



Optative Forms. 



k-fi'kjii-trnoQ th'i'al, I wish I was sicfe. 

 n'-stlc kwEns-k-fi'kiii, I want to be sick; 



Conditional Forms. 



kwEns or kwEni;s k-fi'kili, when I am sick. 

 kwl:s k-a'kiii, when thou art sick. 

 k"s k'il'kjii-tst, when we are sick. 

 kwEs k a'kiii-ElEp, when 3'ou ai'e sick. 



WE-ne-i;n-c-tl-k-ri'kiii, if I am sick, orii I were siofc; 

 wE-nf'-Et-e-tl-k u'kai, if we are sick, or if we were sick. 

 wE-ne-dQ-e-tl-k-a'kiii, if thou art sick, or if thOu wast sicki 

 wB-ne-ap-e-tl-k-a'kiii, if you are sick, or if you were sick. 

 wE-ne-Es-e-tl-k'a'kai, if he is sick, or if he were sick. 



QuoTATivE Forms. 



Hu'ta tsa kwEs e-k-a'kiii, he said thou wast sick. 

 e-HU'ta k's-e-tst k-a'kiii, he said we were sidk. 

 e-Hu*ta k's-Elap k'a'kai, he said j'ou were sick. 



DuBiTATivE Forms. 



Iwa'wa k-a'kiii-tsEn, I may be sick ; iwa'wa k"a'kai-tst, we may be sick. 



The other persons follow regularly in like manner. 



It is worthy of notice that these dubitative fontis have, thus far, beCii different iti 

 each dialect examined. 



