160 E, B. Shaw — On the Ghalchah Languages. (Sarikoli). [No. 2, 



SltfGTTLAK. 



1st pers. am (corresponding to Turki 



man.) 



2nd „ at (......... ....san.) 



3rd „ — (also wanting in Turki, 

 as a verb termination.) 



Pltjeal. 



an (corresponding to Turki miz.) 

 av (the original pronoun lost, and its 

 place supplied by the simple 

 Plural affix of Nouns.) 

 av (do. Conf . Turki lar in 3rd pers. 

 PL of verbs, which is simply a 

 plural affix, used also with Noun. ) 



The Verb. 



Each verb assumes, in its several parts, either three or four distinct 

 forms from which the various tenses are formed by certain rules. 



The following forms are generally distinct, viz. 



(i.) The Infinitive or Boot form, from which are derived a verbal 

 Substantive and Adjective, an Imperative, and the Imperfect Indicative. 



(ii.) The Present form, from which are derived the Present Tense 

 Indicative, and the Present Conditional. 



(iii.) The Past form, from which are derived the Past Tense and the 

 Perfect Tense [unless when the latter has a separate form of its own (iv.)]. 



The Boot may be considered a verbal Substantive of which the Nomi- 

 native Case and Accusative are formed by the addition of the syllable ao, 

 the Boot itself being its oblique form to which can be affixed several post- 

 positions. Thus : 



Boot. Affix. 

 a. Nominative and Accusative : zolclit-ao "to take" or " the taking." 



Oblique : zohU-ir " to the taking" or " in order 



to take." 

 zohht-its " whilst taking" " during 

 the taking." 



h. From the Root is also formed a Future Participle or Adjective by 

 the addition of the affix ichoz : 



Ex. zoMt-ichoz " about to take." 



c And an adjective of probability in asuk : 



Ex. zohU-asuk " likely to be taken" or " to take." 



d. From the Dative of the Eoot is derived the Imperfect Tense Indi- 

 cative Mood, as : zoMit-ir am vild " I was doing" [see Max Muller, 

 Sc. of Lang., Series II. p. 19.] 



