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. Ichpoan, Bread. 



Singula! . 

 $ poanum, my bread 

 KMappoanaum, thy bread 

 Wdappoanum, bis broad 



Plural 



N'dappoanummena i bread 



K'dappoanuntoit a, youi bread 

 W'dappoanumowawall, their bread. 



The following examples are sufficient to point out the general form of 

 numerical declension : 



llaki/iacan. the Geld or plantation, 



Singular. 



N Nihacan, my plantation 

 R'dakihacan, thy plantation 



W 'dakiti.u mil his plantation 



Plural. 

 V, 1 Aitiacanena, our plantation 

 K'dakihacanena, your plantation 

 W'daliihacanowawall, their plantation. 



lluschkiitk, the eye or sight. 

 Singular. 



N'-, I, kink, my -i^ht or eye 

 Keachkink, thj right in eye 

 H usi hknik, hia sjghl • >> eye 



Plural. 



■Ncsrlikinkuna. ouraigfat 01 

 Eeschldnbinra, your sight or eye 

 WuscbJdnkuwawail, their >i K bt' or eye. 



The singular with plural and the double plural are formed as in the 

 former examples. 



The termination naninga is employed in the double plural, when 

 speaking of deceased persons. 



i.\ WIPLES. 



Nochena, our father 

 Noch>-nana, our fathers 

 Nipi 'heiianinga, our deceased fathers 

 Muchomsena, our grandfather 



Muchotnscnaninga, our deceased grandfathers 

 KiniachtenaniDga, our deceased brothera 

 ( beanrassenaninga, mir deceased listen 



(Johcsseuaninga, our deceased motlieis. 



Substantives without the prefixed pronouns are generally inflected in 

 the plural by ail ox ak. the former termination being applied to inanimate 

 and tin latter to animate objects. Trees and the larger plants are con- 

 sidered animate. There are some exceptions to this rule, as for instance 

 names8aU, fishes, which takes the inanimate termination ; hut they arc not 

 numerous. 



II .iklhar.ih ill, plant 



Men ichgaquall, fern e taJb 



dl f riversi creeks 

 \ 11. houses 



(J teneyall, cities, towns 



Lennowak, men 

 Ochquewak, women 

 Amemenaak, children 



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i \ IMP] l - 

 l/miiiiiiate Form. 



AchsinaD, itonej 



l 'laki i< 



\ , li-l ill, eanoca 



' i vi. ill, ihlpi 



meat or flesh. 



.IniiiKih Form. 



Unangan equak, large fishes 

 ITiposa .. hi d , fowls 

 \> bJUUttmlnschUk, sugar trees 



