INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY. 261 
SINGULAR. 
kris-ta’-pi, something. 
mahi-tsi’-tsi, nothing. 
it-sin’-a-ka, all. 
sta-nis’-cis, when, at what time? 
tsa-ni-ta’-pi, how, in what way ? 
tsim’-a, where, at what place ? 
PLURAL. 
kris-ta’-pi-au-a. 
IX. VERBS. 
18. To the verbs belone mood, tense, number, and person. 
te) 9 9) 5) Pp 
The indicative, imperative, 
and infinitive moods are well marked, and also the present, past, and future tenses. The 
verbs are conjugated as follows: 
a-ko-mim’, to love, loving. 
nit-a-wa’-ko-mim, I love, or am loving. 
kit-a-wa’-ko-mim, thou lovest, or art loving. 
a-wa’-ko-mim, he loves, or is loving. 
nit-a-wa’-ko-mi’-mi-nan, we love, or are loving. 
kit-a-wa’-ko-mi/-ma, you love, or are loving. 
a-wa’-ko-mi’-mi-o, they love, or are loving. 
ni-ti/-a-ka/-ko-mim, I will love. 
ki-ti’-a-ka’ko-mim, thou wilt love. 
i-a-ka’-ko-mim, he will love. 
ni-ti’-a-ka’-ko-mi’-ma-nan, we will love. 
ki-ti/-a-ka’-ko-mi-mo-wa’-wa, you will love. 
i-a-ka’-ko-mi/-mi-o, they will love. 
ni-kai’-a-kris’-ta-ko-mim, I have loved. 
ki-kai’-a-kris’-ta-ko-mim, thou hast loved. 
i-kai/-a-kris’-ta-ko-mim, he has loved. 
ni-kai’-a-kris’-ta-ko-mi/-ma-nan, we have loved. 
ki-kai’-a-kris’-ta-ko-mi’-ma-wa, you have loved. 
i-kai’-a-kris’-ta-ko-mi’-mi-a, they haye loved. 
a-ko’-mi-mis (imp. sing.), love. 
ka-na’-wa-ko’-mi-mis (pl.) 
nit-a-ko’-mi-mo’-tsi, I love myself. 
, yy 
kit-a-ko’-mi-mo’-tsi, you love yourself. 
a-wa-ko’-mi-mo’-tsi, he loves himself. 
nit-a-ko’-mi-mo-tsil’-pi-nan, we love ourselves. 
kit-a-ko’-mi-mo-tsih’-pu-wa’-wa, you love yourselves. 
a-wa-ko’mi-mo-tsiks, they love themselves. 
o'-yi, eating, to eat. 
ni-to’-yi, I am eating. 
ki-to’-yi, thou art eating. 
o’-yi, he is eating. 
nit-o-yili’-pi-nan, we are eating. 
kit-o-pih’-pi-nan, you are eating. 
o-i-yiks, they are eating. 
n’se-mi’-sto-yili-pi-nan, we both are eating. 
se-m1’-sto, both or two. 
ni-ta’-kso-yi, I am going to eat. 
ki-ta’-kso-yi, thou art going to eat. 
i-a’-kso-yi, he is going to eat. 
ni-ta’-kso-pih’-pi-nan, we are going to eat. 
ki-ta/-kso-yih’-pu-a, you are going to eat. 
i-a’-kso-yiks, they are going to eat. 
Le ; cae vie 2 
ni-ta/-kse-mi-sto-yili’-pi-nan, we two are going to cat. 
Saye : are 2 
ki-ta’-kse-mi-sto-yih’-pu-a, you two are going to eat. 
i-a/-kse-mi-sto-yi’-waks, they two are going to eat. 
nit-e-kris’-o-yi, I have done eating. 
kit-e-kris’-o-yi, thou hast done eating. 
it-e-kris’-o-yi, he has done eating. 
nit-e-kris’-0-yih’-pi-nan, we have done eating. 
kit-e-kris’-o-yih’-pu-wa’-wa, you have done eating. 
it-e-kris’-0-yi’-waks, they have done eating. 
nit-e-kris’-e-mi-sto-yikh’-pi-nan, we both have done 
eating. 
