tahboo-sijik = there are 2 of them.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
1st pers.

tahboosee-egup = there were 2 of us.
2d pers.

tahboosee-yogup = there were 2 of you.
3d pers.

tahboosee-sibunik = there were 2 of them.
FUTURE TENSE.
3d pers.

tahboosee-dak = there will be 2 of them, etc.
The negative form is also comprehended in the list of possible variations.
Thus, _tahboo-seekw_, there are not 2 of them; _mah tahboo-seekw_, there will not be 2 of them; and so on, through all the changes which the conjugation of the verb permits.
OLD ALGONQUIN.
1.