1897.] in the Western and Southern Parts of the Panjab. 1GI 
Future 3rd Pers. Sing, with 3rd Plural, Aff. 
STh khasoni, The tiger will eat them. 
Future 1st Pers. Plur. with 3 Pers. Aff. 
Sabh hal puch ghinsauis, We will enquire into his affairs. 
Mai chik ghinsaffis, We will steal away his cattle. 
In these forms a superfluous a has been inserted possibly to represent 
a causative. 
Present Participle Sing, with 3 Pers. Aff. 
Biha pital da hondis, His hinder parts are of brass. 
Dushman honda, t§; hon tai sara shahr uda ditta h5ndis, If 
it were an enemy, then ere this all the city would have 
been blown up by him. 
Present Participle Sing, (as Present Tense) with 2 Sing. Aff. 
Ha t^ jhuge kft bha. lendai, Otherwise I set fire to your hut. 
Present Participle Sing, with 3rd Plur. Aff. 
Jerhe velhe un da ma‘lum thindoni, When its real condition 
became known to them. 
Present Participle Plur. with 2nd Sing. Aff. 
Yairl vasdei saure, Thy enemies dwell near. 
Past Participle Fern. Plur. (Sindh! ending) with 3rd pers. sing. Aff. 
U velhe itli pi§ pii giS is, At that time so many lice fell 
on him. 
Akkhi kanff hanjhn: nikal ayffis, From his eyes tears came 
out. 
VI. They are used with the negative. This use is not found either 
in Ka 9 mirl or Sindhi. The root of the negative is either na or nS 
(or nahi). The variety of forms taken by this when pronouns are 
attached is very great, but the following are some of the most 
common. 
Multan. 
1st Sing. Nimhe 
2nd Sing. Nivi 
3rd Sing. Nisi 
Shdhpur. 
Thai The Bar. 
Present. 
Past. 
Nah 
Nahis 
Nissu 
Nisi 
Nimhn. 
Nuh 
Nahe 
Nihil 
Nihs 
Nahi 
Naha 
Nisstt 
Nih§ 
The form 1 st Pers. Nisi, 
3rd Per. Nihaare given 
by O’Brien as met by 
him in the Multan 
District. 
Of the 3 forms given 
for the 1st Sing, in 
