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GRAMMAR OF THE LANGUAGE 



[of adverbs.] 



Tgauwitti, by little and little 

 Gachti, almost, nearly 

 Koechitti, a little 



X. — Of Diminution. 



Mingaclisa, a little better 



Schuk, only 



Schuk atta, but not, only not. 



Gohan, kehella, woak, yes 

 Bischik, yes indeed 

 Kitschiwi (leu) certainly, truly 

 Kitschikele, yes it is true 



XI. — Of Affirmation. 



Nanne leu, it is certainly true 

 Schachacki, certainly 

 Huscateek, certainly true. 



XII. — Of Negation, Prohibition. 



Matta, atta, 'ta, no, not 

 Atta am, 'ta am, not at all 

 Atta haschi, no, never 

 Katschi, let it alone, don't do this 

 Matta tani, in no way 



Attago, by no means 



Ponito, let it alone (this is a verb) 



Atta ihaschi, not at all 



Atta ilewi, not at all true. 



XIII.— Of Doubt. 



Pit, piteet, eet, perhaps, may be 



Na eet, perhaps 



Taneek, perhaps I don't know 



Taktani, perhaps some where, I don't know 

 where. 



XIV. — Of Demonstration. 



Sche, Schela, see there ! (a verb) 

 Schepella, see there ! (a verb) 

 Penna, loquel, see thou (a verb) 



Loqueek, see ye (a verb) 

 Elinaquot, also, likewise 

 Elgiqui, like that. 



Kitschiwi (leu) truly 



XV. — Of Asseveration. 



| Schachachki (leu), certainly true. 



Na schachki, so far 

 Na yu pitschi, to here 



XVI . — Of Restriction. 



INachgiechen, contrary, against 

 Psacquiechen, close to each other. 



