334 Languages of the various tribes inhabiting the [April, 



Ne Cho, / eat, Ne Inghol, I do. Ne Da, I go. 



Present definite. Ne ChodoA, / am eating. Ne IngholdoA, I am 

 doing. Ne Damdo/j, I am going. 



Past tense. Ne Cho \6h, I did eat. Ne Inghol \6h, I did do. Ne 

 D&moh, I did go. 



Future tense. Ne Choye, I shall eat. Nelngholye, I shall do. Ne 

 Damye, I shall go. 



Future, implying a determination, Ne Cho bo, i" will eat. Ne Inghol 

 bo, I ivill do. Ne Da bo, I will go. 



Future, a more expressive form. Ne Cho bang, Ne Inghol bang, 

 Ne Damlang. 



The Gerund is denoted by prefixing Ki, and adding Ay ok to the 

 root of the verb. 



Ki-cho-ayok, to eat, for the purpose of eating. 



Ki-inghol-ayok, more frequently contracted into Nanghol-ayok, to 

 do, for the purpose of doing. 



Ki- dam-ay ok, to go, for the purpose of going. 

 Participles. 



Present. Chosi, eating. Inghol si, doing. Damsi, going. 



Past. Cho po, having eaten. Inghol-po, having done. Dampo 

 having gone. 



Continuative. Chosido chosido, continuing to eat. Ingholsido, 

 continuing to do. Damsido damsido, continuing to go. 



The Imperative Mood, is used only in the 2nd person. 



The simple verb in the present tense, 2nd person, is often used in an 

 imperative form. 



Nang Cho, eat thou. Nang Inghol, do thou. Nang Dam, go thou. 



Sometimes the particle NoA, is added to give more force to the com- 

 mand. 



Cho no h, Inghol noh, Dam no A. 



Prohibition is denoted' by the use of the particle Ne after a pro- 

 noun, or Ye, after a verb. Thus, 



Cho nang ne, eat thou not. Cho ye, eat not. 



Inghol nang ne or Inghol ye, do it not. 



Da nang ne, or Da je, go not 



The Potential Mood, expressing ability, capacity, &c. is denoted by 

 the use of the word Un, can. Thus, 



