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Of Pronouns. 



The personal pronouns are Nga, /, Me, or Pha, thou; U, he, and 

 Ka, she ; with their plurals, Ngi, we ; Phi, you ; Ki, they. 



The accidents of case are marked by prepositive particles, as in the 

 case of nouns. 



The relative pronouns are Ei and Nah, signifying ivho, which, and 

 what. 



They are distinguished according to gender by the particle U, or Ka, 

 prefixed. U ei, or U nah, who, masc. : Ka ei, or Ka nah, who, fern. 

 The plural form is expressed by the plural prefix Ki, Ki ei, Ki nah. 



The same terms are used as Interrogative Pronouns. 



The demonstrative pronouns are Ta and Neh, which appear to be 

 used indiscriminately for this and that. The particles U and Ka, are 

 prefixed to indicate the masculine and feminine, and Ki, to denote the 

 plural. 



The indefinite pronouns are Unah unah, whosoever. Ka nah ka nah, 

 whatsoever, or Kumnah kumnah. 



Of Verbs. 



There is apparently but one regimen for the conjugation of all Kassia 

 verbs, accomplished by the use of pre-positive particles, and which may 

 be exemplified in the following paradigm. 

 Rakhi, laugh. 



Indicative. 



Present tense. Nga rakhi, I laugh. N. B. Verbs admit of no va- 

 riation on account of number or person. 



Past tense. Nga la rakhi, I did laugh. 



Perfect tense. Nga, la Iah rakhi, I have laughed. The verb Iah, 

 have, is sometimes compounded with the verbal root. Thus, Nga la iah 

 rakhi, I hive laughed. 



Future tense. This tense is marked by the addition of the letter N 

 to the preceding pronoun. 



Nga, n rakhi, / will laugh. 



A sort of Paulo-post-future, Ngan sa, rakhi. 



The absence of any definite form for the Imperative Mood is supplied 

 by the use of the present or future tense of the Indicative. Thus ; Leit 

 sha ka shnang, go into the village. 



