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24-171. Morphology and syntax — Continued. Page 



156-158. Nouns 125 



156. Nominal stems 125 



157. Nouns derived from verbs 125 



158. Classification of nouns 126 



159-162. Possessive pronouns 127 



159. General remarks 127 



160. Inseparable possession 12S 



161. Terms of relationship 129 



162. Separable possession 131 



163. The article 133 



164. Adverbs 137 



165. Conjunctions 144 



1 66. Exclamations 149 



167. Word order 153 



168. Tenses 156 



169. The plural 157 



1 70. Compounding 157 



171. Particles expressing mood of speaker 158 



Texts: 



Teton: 



The Stingy Hunter 160 



The Friendship Song 167 



The Twin Spirits 170 



Santee: 



The Skeptic 176 



The Fallen Star -.. 179 



Assiniboin: 



The Red Fox 182 



