traction tsoi&f-, tj&£r~ pampan, gaduvan, which by a further contraction become s^Ocfe, iJs&sSpampa, gaduva. It appears however reasonable to look upon this NO or N as an affix not affecting the sense. Certain affixes change the sense of the Moot in A. The letter is also added as "A"*, 15 is£~ir> pampa ga, gadavaga.
This is at pleasure spelled ^os&ot^ *fiei>&a-TC° pampanga, gaduvanga. It is also called the adverbial form.
The Inf. in *J TA adds the letter to to the Root ; thus out of &°^>) comes &o-4)te pamputa: and the Inf. in -53 E'DI changes the final D of the Root into -53 : thus out of &o$) comes a&° pampedi.
The Infinitives in TA and DAMU are declined as nouns: Thus ^Jo^Jij is a noun of the third declension : and &o&££n is a noun of the second declension. Some call them verbal nouns.
ON PARTICIPLES.
The Participles in the affirmative Verb are the present, the past, the relative and the aorist. I shall use the sign P|| or p|] for the word Participle. The present p|| is made by adding to the Root or 8b; thus doty makes ^o^)^ or a&o-^So. To these the affix (out of the auxiliary verb &ot&) is also added: thus sfio^tt)^ pampug-unnu and &oi£)&>&y^pampiit-%mmt sending. But and being used chiefly in poetry, the
colloquial shapes Si and Sbrfcj. alone are exhibited in the following pages.
Verbs that end in *s> T'T'IJ as 'to strike' "S>*»*> ' to
place' S^3*0 ' to revile or abuse' can in the present participle and past tense change TTU into a&Sb or ;thus r'Cfcgj or rv& and the past tense §"*438 or or §"*
The past p|| is formed by changing the final U of the Root in
