Grammatical Sketch of the Heve Language - Shea's Library of American Linguistics. Volume III. by Buckingham Smith
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CONJUNCTION.
46. The conjunctions to the extent they can, will be treated of separately; for although the language of Indians is exact, there are difficulties to be encountered, and from those not brought up in their use, requiring special study. 47. The word _And_ is represented by aui, as, Nee aui nap, I and you, and also by vai placed afterward used in this way, Nee nap vai. 48. Whether the sentence consist of one or of two parts, this conjunction If is nowhere found, but the gerund in do or co is used; and in this manner should it be of a single part or an individual: If I do it well, I shall be content, hidénane éndo, or énco, nanacerátze; when of two, thus: If I did it well, you will be content, hidéna netzendo, or emco, nap nanacerátze: whence it may be seen that in the first passage is put the nominative nee, having but one part, and in the second the dative or accusative netz, since another member comes in which is nap, you. These are other examples: If I should be well, I will go to see you, Nee hidéna crádo, osét eme teuhdontze, which is an expression of one proposition, for though two persons enter there the action is single: If I shall have worked well you will pay me, Nee hidéna pananhriuhco, nap netz ovidetze, which is of two positions, the action being of two. 49. In the examples about to be given, it will be observed that _That_ is never used, whether it correspond to the quod or the ut of the Latin. Nee eme vitzán, nap hibe, I see that you are lax; Nee aguáteran, Domincotze amo misa ea vitzaca, I know that you have not heard mass Sunday; where vitzaca or vitzácauh is passive perfect, and |
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