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forms. Thus with the negative adverbs ba and ma, there is a synthesis of 
pronoun and adverb, as : 
bina (ba + quin + a) camigah, thou dost not kill me. 
bat (ba + cat) nu camigah, I do not kill thee. 
bohi (ba 4- koh +- 4) camigah, you do not kill us. 
be (ba + que) a camigah, thou dost not kill them. 
In the same way : 
mina (ma + quin -- a) camigah, thou dost not kill me. 
OnarterR V. Or THE COMPOSITION AND DERIVATION OF 
VERBS, 
Verbs may be formed from almost all nouns, both substantive 
and adjective, by adding one of the following particles: ar, e, 
ir, or, ur, according to the usage of the Indians, as mamar, an 
old man, t mamar, to grow old; ulz, a good thing, tutzir, to 
make oneself good; teu, something cold, ttewr, to grow cold. 
Active verbs may be formed from nearly all neuter verbs by 
adding the particle icah or egah; as tutzir, to become good. 
tutziricah, to make another good ; titewr, to grow cold, titewrigah, 
to make something cold. 
The particle beh added to active verbs of one syllable, and to 
those of more than one syllable, dropping the terminal A, if they 
have one, forms an instrumental verb; as, ban, to do, tbanbeh, 
to do something with an instrument; loXbeh, to show love 
with some act, as by giving a gift. Tipe halal ya tin chahbeh 
nuda, Bring a little water that I may wash my hands with it. 
Ta ya hun tomin, tin loxbeh nu vay, Give me a tomin that I 
may buy my bread. A passive may be formed from this by 
changing the final / into w; as, Vae hun abah ti camicabex q,?, 
Here is a stone, with which the dog may be killed. These in- 
strumental verbs, whether active or passive, may govern. geni- 
tives after them; as, Vae hun colo taximbeh avikam, Here is a 
cord for tying thy load; or, Vae hun colo tixinbeh avikam, 
Here is a cord with which thy load may be tied. 
Neuter verbs may be treated in the same manner, though less 
frequently than actives, except that with them the form seh is 
employed. Actives and passives of these instrumental neuters 
are also used, as, neuter, oc, to enter, instrumental oguibeh, pas- 
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