316 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [April, 



ment. And another particle, expressing will or determination, marks 

 the Future. 



The following will serve as a model for the variations a Khamti verb 

 undergoes. 



jfiTin, to eat. 

 Indicative Mood. — Present tense. 



1. Kaw kin, I eat. 1. iZau kin, We eat. 



2. Maii kin, Thou eatest. 2. Mail su ^in Ye eat. 



3. .Man kin, He eats. 3. .Man khau kin, They eat. 



Past tense. 

 The particle yau is added to the verb. 



1 . Kan. kin yau, I did eat or have eaten, 



2. .Maii kin yau, Thou didst eat, fyc. 



3. .Man kin yau, He did eat, fyc. 



In the same manner through the plural number. 



Future tense. 

 The particle ta is prefixed to the verb. 



1 . ITau ta kin, I shall eat. 



2. Maii ta km, Thou shall eat. 



3. .Man ta km, He shall eat. 

 And so on through the plural number. 



The participial form is denoted by the particle an, put before the 

 verb : — An Jem, eating. 



The Imperative Mood, which is used only in the 2nd person, is de- 

 noted by the particle Da subjoined to the verb .ffinda, eat thou. Kwa 

 da, go thou. This particle, however, is often omitted in common con- 

 versation. As in English, the Khamti admits of the introduction of 

 another verb in the 3rd person. Hii, give, is used as the auxiliary verb 

 let. Hii ^in, let him eat. Hii yu, let him stay. 



The Potential Mood, which includes the idea of power or ability, is 

 commonly expressed by 



Pe, can. .Man kin pe, He can eat. 



Kan khan-khan len pe, I can run fast. 



Duty or obligation is expressed by prefixing the particle Naz. 

 .Man nai km, He must eat. 

 Zau Aang mm ta nai pe / must beat you. 



The Subjunctive Mood, which is used to give a conditional force to 



