100 PRINCK— MORPHOLOGY OF THE [April 25. 



w'nimia wikwus, ' He sees his mothers.' 

 k'nimidnnawa kikzmsn'w'k, 'We (incl.) see our mothers.' 

 nimiannawa nikwusn'ii/k, 'We (excl.) see our mothers.' 

 k'nimiazvu kikivus'ii/k, ' You see your mothers.' 

 lifnimidwu wikwusw'l, ' They see their mothers.' 



Def. Inan. Plural. 



n'mi'ton'l nt'm'hik'n'l, ' I see my axes.' 

 k'nimi'ton'l k't'm'hik'n'l, ' Thou seest thy axes.' 

 n/nimi'ton zv't'nihik'n'l, ' He sees his axes.' 

 k'nimi'tonen'zv'l k't'm'htk'nen'l, 'We (incl.) see our axes.' 

 nimi'toncn''W'l n't'm'hik'nen'l, 'We (excl.) see our axes.' 

 k'nimi'ton'zifl k't'm'hik'n'zi/l, 'You see your axes.' 

 lifnimi'ton'w'l u/t'm'hik'nw'l, ' They see their axes.' 



Indef. Animate. 



nimia wikwus, ' I see a mother ' ; zvikwus'k, ' mothers.' 



k'nimia wikwus, ' Thou seest a mother ' ; wikzvus'k, ' mothers.' 



zif nimia wikwus'l, ' He sees another ' ; wikwus. 



k'nimidp'n zvikwus, 'We (incl.) see a mother; wikzvus'k, 'mothers.' 



nimidp'n zvikzvus, 'We (excl.) see a mother'; zvikzvus'k, 'mothers.' 



k'nimid'pa zvikzmis, ' You see a mother ' ; wikzvus'k ' mothers.' 



zifnimidnia wikwus'l, ' They see a mother ' ; zvikwus, ' mothers.' 



Indef. Inanimate. 



nimi'to t'm'hik'n, ' I see an axe ' ; t'm'hik'n'l, ' axes.' 

 k'nimi'to t'm'hik'n, ' Thou seest an axe ' ; t'm'hik'n'l, ' axes.' 

 zjt/nimi'to t'm'hik'n, ' He sees an axe ' ; t'm'hik'n'l, ' axes.' 

 k'nimi'tonep'n t'm'hik'n, 'We (incl.) see an axe'; t'm'hik'n'l, 'axes.' 

 nimi'tonep'n t'm'hik'n, 'We (excl.) see an axe'; t'm'hik'n'l, 'axes.' 

 k'nimi'to' pa t'm'hik'n, ' You see an axe ' ; t'm'hik'n'l, ' axes.' 

 zx/nimi'tozifk t'm'hik'n'l, ' They see an axe ' ; t'm'hik'n'l, ' axes.' 



The scheme of the possessive prefixes and suffixes for nouns is 

 then as follows : 



