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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(JUNE, 1896.
II.–Subject--a Pronoun. 129. As in the examples of the Perfect and Pluperfect. [Thus weg
do tse dse-tha-s bo súemut, I may have been sent by you; you may have sent me.
Note that before suffixes consisting of a single consonant, the i of asi becomes e.]
CAUSAL. 180. As in the Primitive verb, substituting og maranovmut, etc., for no; gá súrmut.
131. Optative Perfeot. chojo dau do me dsihe suzmut, had I sent (Passive construction).
Buy lo demo do me asihe máranõumut, had I got killed (Passive construction). As in the Perfect Indicative. Asiha may be substituted for dsihe.
132.
The e forms of the simple verb may be given as further examples.
Singular.
Masculine.
Feminine.
cloggio ponto
by mo ...
..
isihe-m súrmut
اسهت سوزمت
by thee
:
ásihe-t suzmut
اسهن وزمت
by him
Auxiliary same as in the masculine; the past participle in the feminine, Eige súamuts.
by us ...
by you...
dsihe-n súsmut
— suojaus tsent ásihe-va súemut en gói oleme Asihe-k súamut
by them
.
