Some verbs form the past tenses on a different root to that from which the present tenses are formed, as will be seen by the list of verbs given at the end of this paper. The rules might be easily worked out with a little leisure for their study.

Transitives are formed from intransitives by interposing f between the root and infinitive sign, as khuling, to fear; khulfing, to frighten—harsing, to change; harsfing, to alter—túling, to sit; túlfing, to seat, &c.

Causals are formed from these transitives by changing the f to íf or ef, as khulfing, to frighten; khulífing, to cause to frighten—túlfing, to seat; túlífing, to cause to seat, &c.

The paradigms of the substantive verb, and two intransitive and two transitive verbs, are here given as models for all other verbs. Irregularities are only to be ascertained by a practical acquaintance with the language, but they do not seem to be numerous.

The substantive verb maning, “to be or become,” is thus conjugated:—

Imperative Mood.
Singular. Plural.
ní mares be thou. num mabo be you.
o mare let him be. ofk marer let them be.
Indicative Mood.
Present.
Singular. Plural.
í ut I am. nan un we are.
ní us thou art. num ure you are.
o are-e he, she, it is. ofk arer-or they are.
Aorist.
Singular. Plural.
í asitut I may be. nan asitun we may be.
ní asitus thou mayest be. num asiture you may be.
o asite he, etc. may be. ofk asitor they may be.
Imperfect.
Singular. Plural.
í asut I was. nan asun we were.
ní asus thou wast. num asure you were.
o asak he, etc. was. ofk asor they were.
Continuative Imperfect.
Singular. Plural.
í masut I was being. nan masun we were being.
ní masus thou wast being. num masure you were being.
o masak he, etc. was being. ofk masor they were being.
Perfect.
Singular. Plural.
í masasut I have been. nan masasun we have been.
ní masasus thou hast been. num masasure you have been.
o masas he, etc. has been. ofk masasor they have been.
Past.
Singular. Plural.
í masunut I had been. nan masunun we had been.
ní masunus thou hast been. num masunure you had been.
o masune he, etc. has been. ofk masunor they had been.
Future Present.
Singular. Plural.
í marew I will be. nan maren we will be.
ní mares thou wilt be. num marere you will be.
o marek he, etc. will be. ofk marer they will be.
Future Past.
Singular. Plural.
í marot I will have been. nan maron we will have been.
ní maros thou wilt have been. num morore you will have been.
o maroe he, etc. will have been. ofk maror they will have been.

The intransitive verbs “to come” and “to go” are thus conjugated:—

Imperative Mood.
Singular. Plural.
ní bank-bar come thou. num babo come you.
o bare let him come. ofk barer let them come.
Indicative Mood.
Present.
Singular. Plural.
í bareva I am coming. nan barena we are coming.
ní baresa thou art coming. num barere you are coming.
o bare he, etc. is coming. ofk barera they are coming.
Aorist.
Singular. Plural.
í barew I may come. nan baren we may come.
ní bares thou mayest come. num barere you may come.
o barek he, etc. may come. ofk barer they may come.
Imperfect.
Singular. Plural.
í basut I came. nan basun we came.
ní basus thou camest. num basure you came.
o basak he, etc. came. ofk basor they came.
Perfect.
Singular. Plural.
í basasut I have come. nan basasun we have come.
ní basasus thou hast come. num basasure you have come.
o basas he, etc. has come. ofk basasor they have come.
Past.
Singular. Plural.
í basunut I had come. nan basunun we had come.
ní basunus thou hadst come. num basunure you had come.
o basune he, etc. had come. ofk basunor they had come.
Future Present.
Singular. Plural.
í barew I will come. nan baren we will come.
ní bares thou wilt come. num barere you will come.
o barek he, etc. will come. ofk barer they will come.
Future Past.
Singular. Plural.
í barot I will have come. nan baron we will have come.
ní baros thou wilt have come. num barore you will have come.
o baroe he, etc. will have come. ofk baror they will have come.