1856.] Grammar of the Thadou or new Kookie language. 187 



From Thouvin or thoutan, awake, Thouvinge or thoutange. 

 The future undergoes the following alterations with respect to 

 the persons. It rejects the double pronoun, thus — 



Kin denginge, I ivill strike. Keihon denginge, we will strike. 



Nungin denginate, thou wilt Nunghon denginate, ye will 



strike. strike. 



Hipan denginte, he will strike. Hihon denginte, they will strike 



or 



Kin dengtange. Keihon dengtange. 



Nungin dengtanate. Nunghon dengtanate. 



Hipan dengtante. Hihon, dengtante. 

 and so on with all verbs, as — 



Moonge ") Mutange ^ 



Moonate > will get. Mutanate > will get. 



Moonte ) Mutante J 



Venge ") Vetange 1 



Venate > will see. Vetanate \will see. 



Vente ) Vetante j 



Shipminge "] Shiptange "| 



Shipminate >will throw. Shiptanate \will throw. 



Shipminte J Shiptante J 



Theiyinge ~\ Theitange ") 



Theiyinate \will he able. Theitanate > will be able. ' 



Theiyinte J Theitante ) 



Another future tense, which has no distinctive meaning, is formed 

 by subjoining nange to the root, for the first person, thus — 

 Kei chenange, / will go, Kei honvenange, we will see. 



Nung chengnanate, thou shalt go. Nunghon venanate, ye will see. 

 Hipau chenante, he will go. Hihon venante, they will see. 



The potential mood is made available by the use of the verb 

 Theiyin, be able, as an auxiliary, thus — - 



Kei kachetheiye or kei che theiyinge, I may or can go. 

 and in the same manner by means of the other auxiliaries we have 

 Kei kache nome, I ivould go, and 

 Kei chephanange, I ought to go. 

 The infinitive is formed from the root by addiug na, as — 

 Dengna, to strike. Chena, to go. 



Vena, to see. Nena, to eat. 



