OF THE LENNI LENAPE INDIANS. 

 [of nouns.] 



90 



Genitive. 



The genitive is expressed by placing the noun employed in that sense 

 immediately before that which is used in the nominative Sometimes 

 also by prefixing to the nominative the inseparable pronoun of the third 

 person w, as we say in English John his book for John's book. 



Getannittowit quistll, God's son 

 Nihillalqunnk wtanglowagan*, the Lord's death 

 Getannitowit wiahoaltowagan, God's love 

 Getannitowit gcktemagelowagan, God's mercy 



Lennowikit. tht^ man's boose 

 Getannitowit wtallewu-^owagan, God's ma- 

 jesty 

 Nilullalquonk allogcwaganall, the Lord's works. 



The Dative 



Is expressed by inllections in the verbs and by prefixes and suffixes 

 which will be more particularly explained. 



Ni mil in, I give (to) him 

 Hilap, he gave to him 

 Ndcllap, I said (to) him 

 Nowitschemap, 1 (etched (to^ him 

 Melat hallemiwi pommauchsowoagan, eternal 

 life 



Ndatscbimolschap, I related to him 

 Notschapi 1 went, came to him 

 Nowitschewap, I went with him. 



The Accusative 

 Is likewise expressed by means of the verbs, as is said above. 



Ndahoala, I love him 

 Nowaha, I know him 

 Npcndawa, I understand him 

 Npcuauwelema, I take care of him 



Npennauwa, I look at him 

 N i m lielema, I honour him 

 Getanittowit nquitayala, I fear God. 

 fear him). 



(God I 



The Vocative 



Is expressed in the singular by the termination an, and by enk, when 

 coupled with the pronoun our. 



Wo Kit.uiitinwiant ! God! 

 Nihillalan! O Lord I 

 Nihillalian ! my Lord ! 

 Nihittahyenk ! (> our Lord ! 

 Elangomellau ! O my friend ! 

 PfatochemeUan ! <) my father ! 

 W< tochemeflenk ! O our father ' 

 Wi'tocliemuxian! O father ! 



Pemaurliioliali.m ! (> rn\ Saviour ! 

 Pemaacbaohaluweyan I (> Saviour) 

 Nocha I l" Nochan), (> my father! (says a 



child i" it- lather) 

 Elenapewian! Thou Indian! 

 Bhawanowian! Thou Sliawaneso ' 

 Metapewian ' wicked man! 

 Welilissian ! pious man ! 



The Local case\. 



This as well as the preceding ma] be properly so railed. It is formed 

 by means of the miffixei ink and link, and expresses in, in the, on, out of. 



• .Viifr by ihr Translator. — yvtanglowagan. In this word, angloteogon signifies death, from 

 aagel, to die. II' i- the inseparable pronoun hit, and lis Interpoa I foi eupbonj - 



t JVott by the Translator. — The Authoi frequently uses the letter! n and A and J and t indis- 



i*rinni, ' 



t JYbte by the Translator — The Author calls this case the ablative I have prrfeirrd tl 

 i indnan'on local. 



