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THE AltAWACK LANGUAGE OF GUIANA 



hallikebbli, 



hallikebb&n, 



hallikebbeu, 



hallikebMhti, 



hallikebbeje, 



majfcuquada,, 



niajaui|iiaba, 



majtaquala, 



maj&nquata, 



majauquawa,. 



majauquaha, 



majauquann,. 



majauquan, to remain. 



bo rejoices. 

 she rejoices. 

 "WO rejoice;. 

 you rejoice. 

 they rejoice. 



I remain, 

 tliou remainest. 

 he remains, 

 she remains. 

 we remain, 

 you remain, 

 they remain. 



Moons and Tbnseb. Their verbs have four moods, the indicative, optative, imperative, and infinitive, and live 

 tenses, one present, throe preterites, and one future. The rules of their formation are simple. By changing the 

 termination of the infinitive into a, we have the indicative present, into U the first preterite, into buna the second 

 preterite, into kuba the third preterite, ana into pa the future. The conjugations are six in number, and many of 

 the verbs are irregular. The following verb of the first conjugation illustrates the general rules for conjugation : 



to walk. 

 Indicative Mood. 



ayt'Jtaddin, 



Present tense : 



dayahadda,. 

 bujabadda, 



lnjahadda, 



tiijahadda, 



wayahadda, 



hujahadda, 



nayuluidda,. 



First preterite — of to-day : 



dayahaddibi, 



bujabaddibi,. 



lfjahaddibi, 



tujahaddibi, 



wayahiiddibi,. 



hujahaddibi,. 



nayahaddibi, 



Second preterite— of yesterday or the day before. 



dayahaddibi'tna, 

 bnjahaddibiina, 



lijahaddibuna, 

 tujahaddibiina, 



wayahaddibi'ma, 

 hujahaddibi'ina, 

 nayahaddibiina, 



I walk, 

 thou walkcst. 

 ho walks, 

 she walks, 

 we walk, 

 you walk, 

 they walk. 



I walked to-day. 

 thou walked to-day. 

 lie walked to-day. 

 she walked to-day, 

 wo walked to-day. 

 you walked to-day. 

 they walked to-day. 



I walked yesterday or the day before, 

 thou walked yesterday or the day before, 

 he walked yesterday or tin; day before, 

 she walked yesterday or the day before. 

 wo walked yesterday or the day before. 

 you walked yesterday or the day before. 

 they walked yesterday or the day before. 



