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10. Many other illusfcrations could bo givcn, but tliese and other 
contrasta and equations will be shewn later ; enougli for tlie moment to 
centre tlie varying elements into the important letters y, s, h, n as 
toucbing the first person singular and plural, the objective and negative 
particles. The thircl person o£ the verbs and the whole question of 
derivation viewed inter-dialectally is affected by these same letters in 
contrast, as e.g. V. y-ik, Toba Ti-ek, he goes. 
V. Examples 
of Verbal Inflections 
lst per. 
2nd per. 
3rd per. 
English 
a-nes 
i-nis 
nes 
arrive here, come 
a-nesa 
mi-nisa 
nesna 
pl. 
a-nesnc 
i-nisne 
nesne 
will come 
a-nesahdne 
i-nis-liane 
nes-hukihe 
pl. 
a-lei 
leí 
liya 
leave, pl. a-leki 
a-leine (fut.) 
a-leipe (I left) 
ta-lei (was left, is 
left) 
a-yape 
ape 
yape 
go back, return 
a-y apele 
apele 
yápele 
pl. (fut. a-y apene) 
a-yik 
ak 
i-ya 
go away (fut .a-yikne) 
a-hine 
akine 
yamne 
pl. (imp. ma-ak, pl. 
ma-kine) 
a-na 
homit 
na, nam, onna 
come (fut. a-namána) 
nahana 
honamit 
namne, nomne 
pl. (imp. homit, pl. 
honamit) 
a-napa 
apa 
nape ( niwclc ) 
watch (houso) 
a-naii 
a-nii 
i-nii [Oíate) 
bathe 
7iaha neki 
a-nii 
i-ni-atse ( iñate ) 
pl. 
a-fuaha 
a-fuaha 
i-fuaha 
chop 
a-fuahana 
a-fuahana 
i-fuaha 
pl. (imp. a-fuehi) 
si-fuaha 
a-fuaha 
ti-fuaha 
be chopped 
Icas-fnahaki 
a-fuahaki 
ti-fuahaki 
pl. 
a-tepis 
i-tepis 
tepis 
suck, take breast 
a-tepise 
i-tepise 
tepise 
pl. (imp. moka tepis, 
pl. maka tepise) 
a-tuj , tiuj 
i-tuj 
i- tiuj 
eat 
a-tuwa, towaha 
a-tuwa 
tiyekune 
pl. 
a-pa, pahiana 
pa 
ta-aj 
strike self 
s-a, ah, aj 
a, ah, aj 
iyi, taaj 
strike, hit 
a-aine 
a.-alne 
tajaba na 
pl. 
