They elude the necessity of an infinitive, of gerunds, and supines, by various modes of speech peculiar to themselves. It may be as well to illustrate this by some examples. When we say, Can I go? an Abipon would express it in this way: I will go. There is no difficulty, or is there any difficulty? _Lahikam. Chigeeka loaik_, or _Mañigà loaik?_ Thou oughtest to go, an Abipon would render thus: _Yoamkatà kët, lame_: It is right that thou shouldest go. Thou oughtest not to go, or it is not convenient: _Mich grehech m'amè? oagan chik yoamk_: Wilt thou go? though that is not convenient. How skilful this man is in swimming! an Abipon would express thus: What a swimmer this man is! _Kemen álařankachak yóale!_ I shall be strong by eating: _Rihotam am hakeñe_: I shall be strong whilst I eat. I come to speak to thee: _Hëëchiapegrari; kleranam kaúe, la nauè_: I will speak to thee; that was the reason why I came now. The boy is wont to tell lies: _La noaharegřan kén oenek_. The particles _kén_ and _aage_ signify custom. An Abipon would also express the above sentence in this way: _Noaharegřan oenek: la lahërek_: The boy tells lies: now it is his custom. I am accustomed to pray: _Klamach hanáyaagè m'hëëtoalá_. The passive voice in affirming has no particular form, but is expressed by some passive participle, or by active verbs. When we say that a thing is lost or ended, they say that the thing has perished, ceased, does not appear, &c. _Yúihak oaloà_, or _chitlgihe_: The ox hath perished, or does not appear. In denying, the passive is explained by an active verb only, with the addition of the particle _chigat_, or _chigíchiekat_: thus: It is not known: _Chigat yaraigè_. _Yaraigè_ is the indicative mood, present tense, third person singular, of the active verb. That is not eaten: _Chigat yaìk_. That is not usurped: _Chigat eygà_. I was not informed: _Chigat ripachigui_. The horses were not well guarded, therefore they perished: _Machka chigat nkehayape enò ahëpega, maoge oaloéra_. The stars cannot be counted: _Chigichiekat nakatñi eeřgřae_. What is not known, ought not to be told. _Am chigat yaraige, chigichiekat yaratapekam, &c._ Of many active verbs, both active, and passive, but not future participles are formed. _Rikapit_, I love, _amo_. From it are formed: _Ykapicher̂_, beloved by me, or my beloved; _a me amatus, meus amatus_. _Grkapicheřachi_, thy beloved, _tuus amatus_. _Lkapicheřat_, his beloved: _suus amatus_. From this comes the feminine. _Ykapichkatè_, my beloved; _mea amata_. _Grkapichkachi_, thy beloved; _tua amata_. _Lkapichkatè_, his beloved, _illius amata_. I am beloved by all; _ego sum amatus ab omnibus_: _Lkapicheraté Kenoataoge_. From this participle are derived, _Kapicheřa_, love, _amor_. _Ykapicheřa_, my love; _amor meus_. _Kapichieraik_, loving, a lover, _amans_, _amator_.