412 [Jan. 4, 1884, 
Brinton.] 
nare, before me, thee; etc; nach, but, although (7 ¢, = consider first) ; 
navipe, or naype, then, next, and. 
Naht, far, deep; of time, long. 
Noe, a word of disfavor, or disapproval ; used, for instance, when one 
counts erroneously, or makes a mistake. 
Paki, at once, immediately, tin ban paki, I do it at once. 
Pam, or Pa, in, within; hence, the stomach, belly or bowels, as the 
“inwards”? of old English writers. 
Pe, toward this place, hither; as a verbal, to come hither. 
Ta, a particle of courtesy used by and to married people ; as, Dios ca 
chahin ta, God protect you; hence, ta ta, O lord ! 
Tah, particle to express like or desire, used in asking something which 
one is uncertain about receiving ; as a noun, pleasure, satisfaction ; as a 
verbal, to desire, to wish. i 
Tahin, particle of present time, as tan pe que tahin ywoki chuque wie nu 
vay? are the women now grinding my corn? Ans. Zan que ta hin, 
They are even now doing it. In the combination qataAin, it means ‘a 
little,’’ a short time. 
Tak, conveys the idea ot repetition. With reference to events it signi- 
fies that they happen recurrently ; added to numbers above five it means 
a division among many. Thus they say of intermittent fever, hw tak petoe 
rax tev chuvih, Y am suffering from recurrent chills. It is also used to form 
certain plurals which have an implied idea of recurrence, as, ronohel tak 
mul, all the time, every time. 
Tan, part. of present time, see tahin, and page 885. 
ToSe, an exclamatory particle used to call a person who is near. 
Va, a particle of assent, or of intimation that one is near what he is 
seeking. 
Ve, primarily expresses a doubt, and from this a concession, hence is 
used to signify consent or yielding to a request ; ve ta, be it so. 
Vi, see page 403, 
Xambey, after others ; as, wambey can, he comes after, either in space or 
time. 
Xe, below or beneath ; we hoy, beneath the house ; rw we che, the root ot 
a tree. 
q@, conveys the idea of a short distance either in space or time, as, qa 
tan tul Pedro, Peter came a short time ago ; qa aqual yq, the new moon ; 
qa aqual Pedro, Peter is young yet; qa tan tahin missa, they are still say- 
ing mass; qa aqa hay, a newly-built house, 
