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Besides this regular form, the future is sometimes expressed by adding nam, 

 ' to go,' to the verb instead of the particle tsa. But this can only be done with verbs 

 of action where motion is possible, as : ' I am going to run,' and ' I am going to 

 strike,' &c. It would be impossible to say ' I am going to be sick,' ' I am going to 

 be rich,' &c., with nam. 



Imperative Mood. 



The imperative inflection in Kwa'ntlEn is tla, thus : 



kwii'kwot-tla 1 strike ! 



kwil'kwot-tciiQ, strike thou ; kwtl'kwot-tcap, strike ye. 



e-tla-kwii'kwot, let me (or us) strike ; timit cu kwEs kwii'kwot, strike hard. 



The diiference between the personal and the impersonal form is interesting. The 

 impersonal form in -tla is used only when the speaker sees the agent about to strike ; 

 or when he is hesitating whether he will strike, &c., or not. The personal forms are 

 those commonly employed in giving an order or command. 



FOBMS IMPLYING OBLIGATION ON THE PAET OF THE AGENT. 



wfi-kwa'kwot-tsEn, I must strike. 

 wa-kwii'kwot-tcfiQ, you „ „ 

 wE-tl-kwa'kwot-tst, we ought to strike. 

 „ -tcap, you „ „ „ 



Negative Forms. 



Present Tense. 



au'a-tsEn kwa'kwot^En, I strike not ; au'a-tst kwa'kwot-Et, we strike not. 

 au'a-tcuQ kwa'kwot-oQ, thou strikest not ; au'a-tcap kwa'kwot-ilp, you strike not. 

 au'a kwa'kwot-Es, he strikes not; au'a kwa'kwot-Es (aatlten), they strike not. 



Preterite. 



au'a-tsBn ne-'n-kwa'kwot, I did not strike ; au'a-tst ne-fit-kwa'kwot, we did not 

 strike. 



au'a-tcuQ ne-oQ-kwa'kwot, thou didst not strike ; au'a-tcap-ne-ap-kwa'kwot, you 

 did not strike. 



au'a ne-Ks-kwa'kwot, he did not strike ; au'a ne-Es-kwa'kwot, they did not strike. 



FutUEE. 



au'a^tsKn tsa-kwa'kwot-En, I shall not strike ; au'a-tst tsa-kwa'kwot-Et, we shall 

 not strike. 



au'a-tcuQ tsa-kwil'kwot-uQ, thou wilt not strike ; au'a-tcap tsa-kwa'kwot'ilp, you 

 Will not strike. 



au'a^sa kwa'kwot-Es, he will not strike ; au'a'tsa kwa'kwot'Es, they will not 

 strike. 



iMtERATIVfi. 



au'a-tcuQ kwa'kwot-oQ ! don't strike it ! 

 au'a-tcuQ kwa'kw'k*'samg-oQ, don't strike me. 

 au'a-tst kwa'kwot-Et, don't let us strike iti 



It is interesting to observe that the Kwa'ntlEn uniformly suffix the regular subject 

 pronoun in negative sentences to the negative, adding a secondary form to the verb 

 stem as well. This is not an uncommon feature of the Salisli tongues ; nor is this 

 attachment of the pronominal forms to the adverb confined to the adverbs of negation 

 only. Yet not all adverbs are thus treated. 



Conditional Forms. 



wa-kwa'kwot-tsEn, if I strike. wa-kwa'kwot'Et, if we strike. 



„ „ -tcuQ, if thou strikest. „ „ -ap, „ you „ 



„ „ -Es, if he strike. „ „ -Es, „ they „ 



