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the verb by dropping the ending of the infinitive : duhmdta’a, to speak ; 
duhma, speech; jojom, food, from jomta’a, to eat is an exception. 
In conjugation the pronominal termination of the subject is added 
to the inflectional ending of the verb, but this principle is not so uni- 
versally applied in the Asur Dukma as for example in the Mundari 
language. 
24. Conjugation of the verb : ruta^a, to heat. 
Present tense : I beat or I am beating. 
Sing. 1. iy rutana or rutanaiy 
2. am rictand, or rutanam 
3. hunt rutana or rutande 
Dual. 1. aliy tilt and or rutandliy 
1-4-2. ahay rutana or rutandlay 
2. dban rutana or rutandhan 
3. ahiy rutana or rutandJciy 
Plur. 1. ale rutana or rutandle 
1-4-2. ahu rutand or rutandhu 
2, ape rutand or rutandpe 
3. huhu rutand or rutandku 
25. Imperfect tense : I 
iy rulidia or rulididiy 
am rulidia or rulidiam 
hum rulidia or rulidide 
aliy rulidia or rulididliy 
alay rulidia or ruUdildy 
ahan rulidia or rulidiahan 
ahiy rulidia or rulididhiy 
ale rulidia or rulididle 
ahu rulidia or rulididhu 
ape rulidia or rulididpe 
huhu rulidia or rulididhu 
The imperfect may be formed also 
ru dohokedaig, etc. 
26. Perfect tense : 
iy ruheda or ruheddiy 
am ruheda or ruhedam 
hunt ruheda or ruhedde 
aliy ruheda or ruheddliy 
alay ruheda or ruheddlay 
ahan ruheda or ruheddhan 
ahiy ruheda or ruheddhiy 
Sing. 1. 
2 . 
3. 
Dual. 1. 
1 + 2 . 
2 . 
3. 
Plur. 1. 
1 + 2 . 
2 . 
3. 
Sing. 1. 
2. 
3. 
Dual. 1. 
1 + 2 . 
2. 
3. 
I am beating, 
thou art beating, 
he, she, it is beating, 
we two are beating. 
I and you two are beating, 
you two are beating, 
they two are beating, 
we are beating, 
we and you are beating, 
you are beating, 
they are beating. 
heat or was heating. 
I was beating, 
thou wast beating, 
he was beating, 
we two were beating. 
I and you two were beating, 
you two were beating. 
' they two were beating, 
we were beating, 
we and you were beating, 
you were beating, 
they were beating. 
with the auxiliary dohotaua, ig 
I have beaten. 
I have beaten, 
thou hast beaten, 
he has beaten, 
we two have beaten. 
I and you two have beaten, 
you two have beaten, 
they two have beaten. 
