1884.) BY [Brinton, 
They also use this imperative thus: 
ute ok, let it be well done, 
hebelo ok, be it well done. 
Also in commands, as wan ok, bring bricks, abah ok, bring 
stones, 
Future. perfect of future time. 
This future is formed from the present of the imperative by 
the use of one of the following particles: chiok, qateqa, chur, 
chuhach, chirth, chupantok. Thus, to translate the following 
sentence, Be thou good, after thou shalt have been baptized, 
At ok ute kahinak chiok, ru ya Dios pan avi. Again: Thou 
shalt be baptized and afterwards thou wilt be made good, 
Ti kahna ruya Dios pan avi qateqa at tz cat ux. 
Optative Mood. 
Present tense, 
This tense is formed from the present indicative by inserting 
the particle tah between the pronoun and the noun which fol- 
lows it, except in the third person of the singular where the 
pronoun is dropped. 
yn tah utz, would I were good! 
at tah ute, would thou wert good! 
ulz tah Pedro, would Pedro were good! 
And so on for the other persons. 
Torresano observes that there is but one form in this tongue for the 
optative and subjunctive mood, and he gives the above and the following 
tenses as subjunctives. He translates the particle tai in this connection 
by utinam, but adds that it has other significations. Si, if, the subjunctive 
sign, is ve or veta, and it will be seen that by its use, and some changes in 
the particles, our author frames his subjunctive mood. 
Imperfect pretertt. 
This tense may be formed by adding to the present of this 
mood the particle tok and adding what sentence we wish, as: 
Yn tah ute tok wirah oquecax chi ahauarem, oh, would I had 
been good when they wished to make me cacique | 
PROC, AMER.PHILOS, 800, xxi. 115. 2V PRINTED APRIL 10, 1884. 
