1870.] 6Zu [Brinton. 



The distinctive form is seen in ia li liok eh, I go instead of doing some- 

 thing else ; ia lish, I go, and k that, eh, it is ; ia la chi shk eh, go I will 

 and that it is; ia lashke, indefinite and remote future for ia la heshke. 



§ 19. The conditional forms km definite, and okm distinctive. 



The definite conditional is formed from k determinate and suffix of a 

 word, and m a successive and prefix of a, kma, Luke XII. 53; ia lih, I 

 go; ia lik, a determinate act; ia lik ma, when I go then. 



The distinctive conditional is made by the pronoun o before k in okm; 

 ia li hokma, if I go, suppose I go; km and okm take the definite a. with 

 its modifications. 



§ 20. The optative fomis kb definite and okb distinctive. These par- 

 ticles form the optative mood, by prefixing the infinitive of the verb. 



§ 21. y is used as a prefix to a, and o. It is euphonic after the vowels 

 a, i, o, and before a and o; vUa yvt, vUa yosh, ushi yvt, in place of vlla vt 

 vlla osh, vshi vt. 



§ 22. The definite article-pronoun of comparison or contrast. This is 

 used to specify objects either as inferior or superior to others when placed 

 in contrast, corresponding to the phrases "how much more," "how much 

 less," especially with definite and pointed emphasis. The simple form is 

 het in the nominative, and hi in the oblique case. But these are not in 

 use. The compound forms only are used. 



Nom. case, ak het, mak het, okak het. 



ObUque case, ak hi, mak hi, okak hi. 



Contradistinctive form. 



Nom. case, ak heto, mak heto, okak heto. 



Oblique case, ak heno, mak heno, okak heno. 

 Conditional form. 



Nom. case, k mak het Oblique case, k mak hi 



ok mak het ok mak hi 



k mak heto k mak heno 



ok mak heto. ok mak heno. 



Examples of the use of these pronouns where a contrast is expressed 

 may be found in John III. 20, hokakheto. Mat. XXIII. 26, yokakheto, 1 

 John V. 9, 2 Cor. III. 8, 9, Luke X. 35, John VIII. 4. 



§ 22. GENERAL TABLE OP DECLENSIONS OF THE ARTICLE-PKONOXJNS. 



The definite: 



Nom. case, at, vt, et, it. 



Oblique case, ^, i, i. 

 The distinctive: 



Nom. case, osh, ot, ooha. 



Oblique case, o, o, ona. 

 The contradistinctive : 



Nom. case, ato, vto, eto, heto, anto, atoha. 



Oblique case, ano, vno, eno, heno, ano, anoha. 

 Or in one table : 

 Nom. case, at, vt, et, it, het; osh, ot, ocha; ato, vto, eto, heto; anto, atoha. 

 Oblique case, a, a, i, i, hi; o, o, ona; ano, vno, eno, heno; ano, anoha. 



