1895.] Trevor Bomford— Language spoken in the Western Punjab. 307 
(b) Barton gives the following particles ‘lio, hoe, honi, hoke, 
hokar, hokare, hokarS, hokarke.’ The last is still very 
common in Bahawulpur. 
(5) 
Simple Potential. 
I may be, &c. 
mai howS 
1st Sing. 
raaT thlwS 
tfi. howl 
2nd „ oy 
tn thiwl 
o ho we 
3rd „ j\ 
o tlilwe 
assS howfl 
1st Plur. u^t 
assS thiwil 
jj jib 
tussa howo 2nd „ 
tussS thlwo 
uhe howin 
3rd „ UjW 
uhe thlwin. 
Note. — Burton gives an alternative form without the central ’ 
and here, as elsewhere, does not notice that the 3rd pers. pi 
ending is always, 
‘in.’ 
(6) 
Imperative. 
‘Be’ 
ho 
2nd pers. sing. <^3 
thi 
howo 
„ „ plur. 
thlwo 
(7) 
Indefinite Present. 
I am, &c. 
uk> ha 
hai 
1st pers. sing. 
practically he 
V 2nd „ „ 
or 
hi 
) 
£ he 
3rd ,, ,, 
haT 
1st „ plur. 
ho 
2nd „ „ 
hin 
3rd ,, ,, 
Note 1.—In the Serampore New Testament this tense is always 
written with an a prefixed. This is in accordance with Sanskrit. 
Trumpp in his SindhI grammar gives the following as an old Sanskrit 
present as now pronounced. 
Sing, shiya; 2nd She; 3rd ahe. 
Plur. T Shiytl; 2nd^J#>f ahiyo ; 3rd or ahine or Shine. 
See note on past tense, page 309. 
The preliminary ‘ a ’ is still occasionally found. 
Note 2.— Burton gives ;— 
Sing. 1. h§, ahs or S; 2nd hai, he, or ahl; 3rd hai, ahe or e. 
Plur. 1. liS, liSge or a; 2nd ho, holm, or oj 3rd hai, havam or aT. 
