The next most common Modal Prefix is the Future Prefix.  The basic use
of the Future Prefix is to say that the action described by the Verb
most likely will happen, although it hasn't happened yet. As such, it is
most often translated into English as a Future Tense verb (e.g. I will
sing, I will cook it, I will run, etc...).

The forms of the Future Prefix are generally simpler than those of the
Factual Prefix, although they can also cause some changes in the forms
of the following Pronominal Prefixes.
 

12.1. Future + Agent Prefixes

The Future Prefix occurs in two different forms with Agent Prefixes, ë-
and ëh-.  The table below shows the different combinations of the Future
Prefix with Agent Prefixes.

             I         you        he      she      it
   -----------------------------------------------------
   C-stem  | ëk-       ëhs-       ëö-     ëye-     ëka-
   X-stem  | ëke-      ëhse-      ëö-     ëye-     ëka-
   L-stem  | ëk(h)-    ëhs-       êô-     ëyé-     ëká-
   LX-stem | ëké-      ëhsé-      êô-     ëyé-     ëká-
   A-stem  | ëk-       ëhs-       ëö-     ëyö-     ëwö-
 

We can note the following patterns:

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ë- with the 'I', 'she' and 'it'
     Agent Prefixes.  It attaches to the beginning of those prefixes,
     with no extra changes involved, with the exception that, with the
     'it' Agent Prefix, the initial -a- of A-Stem Verb Bases drops out
     and is replaced by -ö-.

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ëh- with the 'you' Agent Prefix.

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ë- with the 'he' Agent Prefix.
     The -h- that occurs in the 'he' prefix when it's at the beginning
     of the word, drops out when the Future Prefix is added.  Once this
     happens, two automatic spelling rules come into play.  The first
     changes the sequence -ëa- into -ëö- (C-Stem and X-Stem), and the
     second changes -ëá- into -êô- (L-Stem and LX-Stem).

An example set of Future-Punctual forms for the X-Stem Switch Active
Verb Base -hutö- "close the door", is shown below.

   ë-    -ke-     -hutö-   -'   ëkehútö'    I'll close the door
   ëh-   -se-     -hutö-   -'   ëhsehútö'   you'll close the door
   ë-    -(h)ö-   -hutö-   -'   ëöhútö'     he'll close the door
   ë-    -ye-     -hutö-   -'   ëyehútö'    she'll close the door
   ë-    -ka-     -hutö-   -'   ëkahútö'    I'll close the door
 

12.2. Future + Patient Prefixes

The Future Prefix occurs in four different forms with Patient Prefixes,
ë-, ëwö-, ëy- and ëya-.  The table below shows the different
combinations of the Future Prefix with Patient Prefixes.

             I          you       he       she       it
   -------------------------------------------------------
   C-stem  | ëwök-      ësa-      ëu-     ëyaku-     ëyu-
   X-stem  | ëwöke-     ësa-      ëu-     ëyaku-     ëyu-
   L-stem  | ëwök(h)-   ësá-      êú-     ëyakú-     ëyú-
   LX-stem | ëwöké-     ësá-      êú-     ëyakú-     ëyú-
   A-stem  | ëwök-      ës-       ëu-     ëyaku-     ëyu-
 

We can note the following patterns:

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ëwö- with the 'I' Patient Prefix,
     which loses its initial -a- here.

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ëya- with the 'she' Patient
     Prefix.

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ëy- with the 'it' Patient Prefix.

   * The Future Prefix takes the form ë- with the 'you' and 'he' Patient
     Prefixes.  The 'he' Patient Prefix loses its initial -h-.  The
     forms ëu- and êú- can, optionally, be pronounced as eu- and éú-,
     respectively.

An example set of Future-Punctual forms for the C-Stem Fixed Active
Verb -tukast- "hear of something", is shown below.

   ëwö-   -(a)k-   -tukas(t)-   -Ø   ëwöktúkas   I will hear of it
   ë-     -sa-     -tukas(t)-   -Ø   ësatúkas    you will hear of it
   ë-     -(h)u-   -tukas(t)-   -Ø   ëutúkas     he will hear of it
   ëya-   -ku-     -tukas(t)-   -Ø   ëyatúkas    she will hear of it
   ëy-    -u-      -tukas(t)-   -Ø   ëyutúkas    it will hear of it