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Imperative. 



kuili 

 koot 

 kutasli 



go singnlar 

 go plural 

 to go 



wasli kutasb 

 usli kutasli 



I can go or am to go 

 be cau go or he is 

 to go 



Compulsive or causative mood. 

 Nearly all verbs assume a special form to express cause ; as — 



sbapakutatasba I will be made to 

 go 



bisbapakutatasba be will be made 

 to go 



sbapa, used before or inserted iu tbe verb, expresses this mood. 

 Yerbs also express action as to or from the speaker; as — 



iuisha 

 hinisha 



to give 

 he gives 



hinigukum 



he gives to me 



Yerbs also express habit or continuance; as — 



hiuignkumkinah he will continue to give to me 



!N"OTE. — Yerbs are exceedingly sensitive in regard to number, express- 

 ing not only the number of their nominaitive, but also of the objective j 

 as — 



hitsa to say 



ima hitsana ipna they said to him 



ima hitsina imnna they said to them 



Because of this exactness on the part of the verb, pronouns are often 

 omitted. 



ADVERBS. 



Adverbs do not take degrees of comparison. 



When modifying adjectives, they are usually written as a suffix ; as — 



kutskuts miats small child | kutskutsanih miats small very child 



Some of the principal adverbs are : 



lime. 



Place. 



Manner. 



kos 



soon 



ki here 



kano 



at once 



kikaua 



now 



yoh there 



kanohamtis 



quietly 



kunku 



ever 



wyik?<shlih everywhere 



tats 



well 



watis 



yesterday 



akam above 



watu tats 



not well 



kos watis 



tomorrow 



anim below 



aa 



yes 



ki mat 



when 





watu 



no, not 



co^'JUNCTIo^'s. 



Some of the principal conjunctions are : 

 kaua ) -, 

 wah } ^°^^' 



liana is used to connect sentences; ivah usually connects words. 

 When kaua connects words, it is written ka. 



tsalui 



huma or atka 



if 

 because 



raatn 

 kumku 



but 

 therefore 



