Brinton.) 382 [Jan. 4, 
The particles of active verbs, both of one or more syllables, 
which begin with a consonant are: 
tun or tinu, I. tika, we. 
ta, thou. tt, you. 
tu, that one, tiqur, they. 
The form t/nw for the first person is rarely used in the pres- 
ent, but more frequently in the future. 
Present tense. 
ti ban, I do. tika ban, we do. 
ta ban, thou dost. ti ban, you do, 
tu ban, he does. tiqui ban, they do. 
All the verbs of this class, of one or several syllables, are 
conjugated in like manner; as, of one syllable: 
tin ya, I give. tin quir, I wntie. 
ny, ’ a 2A nN ¢ 1c 
ten q’et, I see. tin too, I aid. 
tin qam, I seize. tan toh, 1 pay. 
tun tak, I send. tun Lat, I cut. 
tin yak, I lift. wn qat, I burn. 
tun piz, I wrap. 
tin toz, I spill. 
Of several syllables; as: 
tin loXoh, I love. tin qutuh, I ask. 
tin bijh, I say. tin chahih, 1 keep. 
tin rapah, | whip. tin q,apih, I shut. 
tin tthoh, I teach. tin chomiricah, I direct. 
tin qahicah, I flog. 
And many others of one or more syllables. 
Preterit. 
The particles for the preterit of both these classes of verbs 
are, 
ain or winu, I. aka, we. 
xa, thou xt, you. 
xa, that one. xqui, they. 
The forms win or winu are used indifferently by the natives. 
