_Id._ Ñetúnetá Nichuñütá Netúnetá _I teach_ Hápagřanátřan Hapagřanatřařì Yápagřanatřan _I hasten_ Rihahagalgè Grahálgalì Yahágalgè _I die_ Rìígà Gregachì Yígà _I am drowned_ Riigaráñi Gregácháñi Ygárañi _I leap_ Riahat Rahachi Rahàt _I fear_ Rietachà Gretachi Netacha _I desire_ Rihè Grihì Nihè _I fly_ Natahegem Natáchihegem Natahegem _I am drunk_ Rkíhogèt Grkíhogichì Lkíhogèt _I am slow_ Riaàl Graalì Naal _I am strong_ Riahòt Grihochi Yhòt _I am well_ Rioàmkatà Groemkètà Yoámkatà _I kick_ Hachàk Hachařè Rachak _I eat_ Hakeñè Kiñigi Rkeñe _I vomit_ Rièmaletapèk Gremalitápèk Némaletapèk _I sleep_ Aatè Aachi Roatè _I am ashamed_ Ripagak Grpágařè Npagàk _I aim at the mark_ Hatenetálgè Hachínitalgè Yatenetalgè _I value_ Riápategè Grpáchiigè Yapategè _I am whipped_ Hamèlk Hamelgì Yamèlk _I drink_ Řařàm Řařami Nařàm _I make_ Haèt Eichì Yaèt _I obey_ Riahapèt Grahapichi Nahapet _I come to_ Řauè Nauichì Nauè But these few are sufficient to show the infinite changes of almost all verbs. I refrain from giving more examples which I have in my head; for it is not my intention to teach you the Abiponian language, but to show you the strange construction of it, and to avoid fatiguing your ears with so many long savage words. From the little which I _have_ written, you will collect that the inflexions and variations of the second person in particular can only be learnt by use, not by rules. The other tenses of the indicative mood, and indeed all the moods of every conjugation, give little trouble to learners, being formed simply by adding a few syllables, or particles, to the present of the indicative: for instance:— Present tense. _Rikapit_, I love. The imperfect is wanting. Preterite. _Rikapit kan_, or _kanigra_, I have loved. Preterpluperfect. _Kánigra gehe rikapit_, I had loved formerly. Future. _Rikapitàm_, I will love. You add the same particles to the second and third persons, without changing them in any other respect: thus— _Grkapichi_, thou lovest. _Grkapichi kan_, thou hast loved. _Grkapichi kanigra gehe_, thou hadst loved. _Grkapichiam_, thou wilt love. For the syllable _am_ is what distinguishes the present from the future.