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GRAMMAR OF THE LANGUAGE 



[first conjugation.] 



Future. 



(Not given.) 



Note. — The proper orthography of this verb is wulamallessin. wulam- 

 allesscheen, wulamallessi, ifcc. ; but the e is frequently left out for brevity's 

 sake, both in speaking and writing, therefore in this conjugation the two 

 modes of spelling are indifferently used. 



No. XI. 



Nihillapewin, lo be one's own master, to be free. 



INFINITIVE MOOD. 



Niliillapewin, to be free. 



PARTICIPLES. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Nihillapewid, lie who is free 



Singular. 

 Nibillapewi, I am free 

 K'nihiUapewi, thou art free 

 Nihillapeu, he is free 



Singular. 

 Nihillapewihump. 1 was free 

 K'nihillapewihump, thou wast free 

 NihUlapewip, he was free 



Plural. 

 | Nihillapewitschik, they who are free. 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 



Present. 



Plural. 

 Nihillapewineen, nihillapewiyenk, nihillapewi- 



hummena, we are free 

 Nihillapewihhimo, nihillapewiyek, ye are free 

 Xihillapewak, they are free. 



Preterite. 



Plural. 

 Nihillapewihummenakup, we were free 

 's-'nibillapewihunimoaktip. ye were free 

 Nihillapewapannik, they were free. 



The Future 

 Is as usual formed from the present by means of the suffix tsch. 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



(Not given.) 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 

 Present. 



Singular. 

 Nihillapewiynke, when m it I am free 

 K'nihillapi w iyane, when m tf thou art free 

 Nihillapewite, when <» if he is free 



Plural. 

 Nihillapewiyenke, when • </ if we are free 

 Nfhillapewiyeque, when <>r it ye are free 

 Nilullapewiehlitc, when or if they are free. 



