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GRAMMAR OF THE LANGUAGE 



[of nouns.] 



Hakeyiwi, corporeal ; from hakey, the body 

 Pommauchsuwij living ; from pommauchsin, to 



live 

 Wdehiwi, lieaity, cordial; from Wdehin, the 



heart 

 Ahoaltiwi, loving; from ahoalan, to love 

 Wachtuchwepiwi, personal, bodily ; from waeh- 



tuchwepi, the body, the flesh 

 Pilsuwi, piluwi, clean, chaste; from pilsin, to be 



clean or chaste 

 Wulatenamuwi, wulatenarnowi, happy; from 



wulatenamen, to be happy 

 Wulamallessuwi, well, happy; from wulamalles- 



sin, to be in health or happy 

 Allowiwi, more, yet more 



Nungiwi, trembling; from nungihillan,to tremble 

 Schauwewi, tired, weak ; from schauchsin,to be 



weak 

 Nolemiwi, invisible, unseen 

 Apendawi, useful ; from apendamen,to enjoy, to 



make use of 

 Mattelemuwi, contemptible ; from mattelendam, 



to despise 

 Angellowi, anglowi, mortal ; from angel, to die 

 Mboiwi, mortal; mboiwi wochganall, dead bones; 



from mboagan, death 

 Awendamowi, awendamuwi, painful; from awen- 



dam, to suffer pain 

 Ayandamuwi, ayandamowi, to desire, wish for 

 Machtamallessuwi, indisposed, sick; from mach- 



tamalsin, to be sick 

 Machtalenamuwi, discontented; from machtale- 



namen, to be dissatisfied or discontented 

 Mhukuwi, bloody; from mhuk, blood 

 Moschiwi, clear, luminous 

 Tengandasuwi, pierced through 

 Petapaniwi, at break of day; from petapan, the 



day breaks 

 Nipahwi, at night, by night 

 >Vschitscbanquiwi, ghostly, spiritual 



Gisehguniwi, in the day, by day 

 Sedpokuniwi, early in the morning 

 Wuschginquiwi, face to face; from wuschgink. 



face 

 Wewatamowi, wise, prudent ; from wewoatam. 



to be wise 

 Matiauchsuwi, sinful; from mattauchsin, to sin 

 Mayauchsuwi, of one mind; from mayauchsin, to 



be of one mind 

 Langomuwi, friendly, peaceably disposed 

 Gettemagelensuwi, humble: from gettemagel- 



ensin, to be humble 

 Gektemagelemuwi, gettemageluwi, merciful; 



from gettemagelin, to be merciful 

 Allowelemuwi, valuable; from allowelenden, to 



esteem, value 

 Wonattamowi, weak, impotent; from wonatam, 



to be weak, impotent 

 Schahowapewi, heartless, desponding 

 Awullsittamuwi, obedient ; from awulsittam, to 



be obedient 

 Achwandoguwi, very peaceable 

 Amemensuwi, childish; from amemens, child 

 Schacachgapewi, an honest man, (from Schac- 



achgapewin, to be just, upright) 

 Nihillowewi, murderous ; from nihillowen, to put 



to death, to murder 

 Machelemuwi, honourable; from machelendam. 



to honour 

 Langundowivi, peaceful, peaceable 

 Tachpachiwi, little, tow 

 Tachpachelensuwi. little, low, humble 

 Wilawi, rich, valuable 

 Askiwi, raw 



Tangelensuwi, tangitchewi, humble, modest 

 Schawelemuwi, miserable, painful, burthensome; 



from schawelendam, to be burthened with 



sorrow, labour, or trouble 

 Scattewi, burning 

 Scattewi wdeliin, a burning heart. 



There are also adjectives with other terminations, as 



ood for nothing 



Nenapalek, unworthy 



Segachtek, ardent 



Segachtek ahoaltowan, an ardent love 



Srhcwek, weak, tired 



Wingimaktek, odoriferous, of good smell 



Nundeyek, defective 



Scattek, burning, ardent 



Wisawek, yellow 



Wapelechen, white 



A^gask, green 



Tekek, cold 



Kschittek, warm, hot 



Geschtek, ripe, cooked or done 



Allowad, allohak, powerful, strong 



Mequik, bloody 



Mechek, large, great 



Ktemaki, poo., miserable, infirm 



Gunigischuk, daily 



Esseni, stony, flinty ; from achsiu, a stone. 



DEGREES OF COMPARISON. 

 The Comparative is expressed by allowiwi, more. 



