228 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [March, 



Perfect, tabang. 



Ngo Da-tabang, I have eaten. Ngo Gi-tabang, / have gone. Ngo 



Ka-tabang, I have seen. 

 Future, Pabang. 



Ngo Da-pabang, I will eat. Ngo Gi-pabang, / will go. 

 Ngo Ka-pabang, I will see. 



Imperative Mood. 

 The only instance in which this mood really exists is in the Second 

 Person. 



Ka, or Lang-ka. 



No Da-ka, or Da-lanka, eat thou. No Gi-ka, or Gi-langka, go thou. 

 No Ka-ka, or Kalangka, See thou. 

 The termination toka, is commonly used as a more expressive form. 

 Thus : Da-toka, Gi-toka, Ka-toka. 

 Gerund, pii. 



Da-pii, to eat, for the purpose of eating. 

 Gi-pii, to go, for the purpose of going. 

 Ka-pii, to see, for the purpose of seeing. 

 Participle, talang. 



Da-talang, eating. Gi-talang, going. 

 Ka-talang, seeing. 

 Duty or obligation is implied by the termination Rang kapii. 



Ngo Da-kang kapii, I must eat. No Gi-kang kapii, you must go. 

 Bii Ka-kang kapii, he must see. 

 Potential Mood, ladang. 



Da-ladang, can eat. Gi-ladang, can go. Ka-ladang, can see. 

 Sometimes the verb Meka, to be able, is added to the gerund, to ex- 

 press the same signification ; Da-pii meka, Gipii meka, Kapii meka. 



Negation is expressed by the substitution of mang for the usual ter- 

 mination bang. Thus : Ngo Gi-mang, / do not go. Bii Ka-kamang, 

 He saw not. Ngo Dapa-mang, J will not eat. No Gila-mang, you can 

 not go. 



Prohibition is denoted by the use of the word iyoka, after the verbal 

 root. Thus : Gi-iyoka ; Bo not go. Da-iyoka ; Do not eat. Lu-iyoka, 

 Do not speak. 



Adverbs. 

 O', yes. Ma, no. 



