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Conjugation Of The Verb.

Conjugation of -il'hǎ, the present stem of the verb [[underline]] to drink.[[/underline]] (Irregular.)

Indicative Mood.

Present Tense

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[[underline]]Singular Number.[[/underline]]
Kil-'hǎ`       I drink
Sil-'hǎ`       thou drinkest
Läl-'hǎ`       He drinks
Ya`-il-'hǎ`    She ''
wäl-hǎ`        It  ''

[[underline]] Dual Number. [[/underline]]
Til-hǎ`         we two drink
ya`k-til-hǎ`    he & I drink
S-til-'hǎ`      you two drink
Te-yǎ-il-'hǎ`  they two drink

[[underline]] Plural Number. [[/underline]]

Dwěl-hǎ`       we drink
yǎ-kwěl-hǎ,   they & I drink'
Swěl'-hǎ`,     you drink
Hǎ-til-hǎ     they drink. (M.)
Kon'-til-'hǎ`  they drink. (F.)

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       Past Tense.
       Singular Number.

wǎ`-'kil,       I drank. (it)
wǎ`-sil,        thou drankst (it)
wǎ`-läl         He drank (it)
wǎ`-ǎ-il       She '' ''
wǎ-häl         It  '' ''

       Dual Number.
wä-`'til       we (you & I) drank (it)
wǎ-ǎk-til      '' (he & I)  ''     ''
wäs-'til       you (two) drank it.
wǎ-tyǎ-'il     they two   ''   ''

      Plural Number.

wä-`'twěl       we drank (it)
wǎ-ǎ-'kěl       (they & I) '' ''
wä-`swěl        you ''   ''
wǎ-kǎ-yǎ-'il    they '' ''

Transcription Notes:
The Oneida words are broken up into syllables, with a number of diacritical markings that are difficult to distinguish and capture. Feedback from staff or other volunteers would be incredibly helpful! Great job!