IN ITS LINGUISTIC AND ETHNOLOGICAL RELATIONS. 



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Third preterite— at .some indefinite past time : 

 dayah&ddakuba, 

 bujah&ddakuba, 

 lijah&ddakuba, 

 tujabfiddakuba, 

 wayah&ddakuka, 

 hujah&ddakuba, 

 nayah&ddakuba, 



Future : 



Present : 

 First preterite : 

 Second preterite : 

 Third preterite : 



dayahfiddipa, 



bujab&ddipa, 



Hjah&ddipa, 



tujah&ddipa, 



wayah&ddipa, 



hujabaddipa, 



nayabaddipa, 



Optative Mood. 

 dayahaddama or dayahaddinnika, 



dayahaddinnik&biraia. 



dayahaddinbiin&ma. 



dayahaddinnikubftma. 



1 M I'UUATIVE MOOT). 



bujabadd&te or bujahaddalte, 

 hujahadd&te or hujabaddalte, 

 nayahadd&te, 

 wayakaddali, 



Participles. 



I walked, 

 tliou walked, 

 lie walked, 

 she walked, 

 we walked, 

 you walked, 

 they walked. 



I shall walk. 

 thou wilt walk. 

 ho will walk, 

 she will walk, 

 wo shall walk, 

 you will walk, 

 they will walk. 



I may walk. 



walk thou, 

 walk ye. 

 let them walk, 

 let us walk. 



to have walked to-day. 

 to have walked yesterday, 

 to have walked. 

 to be about to walk. 



Gerund. 



ayahaddinnibi, 

 ayabaddinnibiina, 

 ayabaddinnikuba, 

 ayahaddinnipa, 



ayahaddinti. 

 ayahaddinnibia. 



The following forms also belong to this verb : 



ayahaddinnibiakubama, to may or can walk. 



ayahaddab&lin, one who walks there (infinitive form). 



As in all polysynthetio languages, other words and particles can bo incorporated in tho verb to modify ita 

 meaning, thus : 



dayahaddaruka, as I was walking. 



dayahaddakanika, 1 walk a little. 



dayahaddahittika, I walk willingly. 



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