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xiva, I ate, or have eaten, xohva, we ate or have eaten. 
catva, thou LILVA, YOU. Me 
ava, he i 1 weva, they i 
So also, 
xivar, I slept, or have slept. 
aixuque, I kneeled, or have kneeled. 
The verb vah is a neuter and means ‘to wish.” 
quivah, I wish. kohvah, we wish. 
catvah, thou wishest. quixvah, you wish. 
tivah, he wishes. quevah, they wish. 
Thus, 
quiquicot, I rejoice. kohquicot, we rejoice, 
catquicot, thou rejoicest. quixquicot, you rejoice. 
tiquicot, he rejoices. que quicot, they rejoice, 
The verb qoh, to be in a place (Span. estar). 
yn qgoh, I am. oh qoh, we are. 
at qoh, thou art. yaqoh, you are. 
ha qoh, he is. he qoh, they are. 
The following convenient presentation of the verbal particles is taken 
from Torresano’s Grammar : 
Verbal Particles. 
1. ‘For active verbs which begin with a consonant : 
Hor the Present Imperfect and Future, 
tiha ~--~ 
rae loLoh. t 
tqui.------ 
loXoh. 
The particles are used in the Present with the prefix tan: in the Future 
with the prefix #, and in the Imperfect by prefixing « to the Present, as 
tan tin loXoh, T love; w tin loXoh, I shall love; x tan tin loXoh, I was 
loving. 
For the Perfect. 
Same 8 wha ~~~. 
2. ta — tame loLOh, at 
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The particle md is prefixed to these when the action is recent ; ain lodoh, 
T have loved; mi ain loXoh, I have recently loved, 
sem lo Loh, 
