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[No. 1, 
Aorjst. 
1. ma-sa kutyii .I strike 
2. tii-sa kutyun .thou strikest 
ba-sa kutyun .we strike 
tsi-sa kutyeni .ye strike 
3. so-sa kutyun .he strikes te-sa kutyeni .they strike 
Past Tense. 
Instr. Object. Verb. English. 
S. 1. mi-ya 
2. ti-ya 
3. so-ya 
PI. 1. beng-ya 
2. tsi-ya 
3. ten-ya 
mo n 
ba 
kutudhos (masc.) 
kutedhis (fem 
kutedliens 
I was struck 
we were struck 
(the rest) hutet\ thoU ’ ^ ye 0r *** t . 
( —wast, was or were struck 
M>y me 
by thee 
by him 
by us 
by yon 
by them 
Singular. 
1. ma-sa kutyiis ...I have (or had) 
Perfect Tense. 
Plural. 
ba-sa kutyiins .we have struck 
struck 
2. tii-sa kute-astu thou hast struck 
3. so-sa kute-astu ...he has struck 
tsi-sa kute-astin ...ye have struck 
te-sa kute-astin ...they have struck 
Future Tense. 
1. ma-sa kutiko .I will strike (the other persons do not vary from this). 
Future Preterit Tense. 
1. md-sa kuti-su has. 
2. tii-sa kuti-su hiia 
3. so-sa kuti-su Jiiia 
I was about 
to strike 
thou &c. 
he &c. 
ba-sa kuti-su hiins... we were about 
to strike 
tsi-sa kuti-su Tiiii ... ye &c. 
te-sa kuti-su hiin ... they &c. 
Conditional Mood. 
1. ?nd-sa kutetto if I strike (the other persons and tenses do not vary from 
this form). 
Passive. 
1. mi kutellas... I am or have been 
struck 
2. tii kutella ... thou &c. 
3. so kutella ... he &c. 
beng kutellans . we are or have 
been struck 
tsi kutellan . ye &c. 
te kutellan . they &c. 
When there is a Dative case with a Transitive Past tense, the verb 
may agree with it in person as it would with the direct object; 
