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above,” i.e.. God; Di kwutungé lagung. The prefix di, also the affix 
lagung, is divided from the root, and kwutungé remains—kwutungé, heart ; 
di, my; la@ung, good; i.e., 1 am happy. 
Compound words are also divided into syllables, as: kwut-ung-é-stis, 
sorrow. 
When two consonants come together between two vowels they be- 
long to different syllables, as: Két-sit-lé, constable ; Het-li-sta, lumber ; 
Hat-gat-shou, window. 
III. ARTICLES. 
The indefinite article is nung, as: nung itlinga, aman ; nung hähutsu, 
a boy. It is used only in reference to individuals. 
The adjective swaunshung is used in reference to places and things as : 
Né ti swaunshung, A house. 
Lanna 4 swaunshung, A town. 
Staskoga ska swaunshung, A shoe. 
The definite article anung is used in the singular number and refers 
to individuals only, as : 
Anung chada, The woman. 
Anung hahutsu, The boy. 
Anung itlinga, The man. 
The definite articles /th and ga—gé are used in the plural and refer 
to individuals only : 
Lth haada, The men. Ga daungas ge, The wicked. 
Lth chaada, The women. Ga las ge, The good. 
Lth hahudila, The children. Ga kutungas ge, The wise. 
A (kin) isis is used in reference to things only. 
A kin isis lagung, The things are good. 
A kogina isis lagung, The books are good. 
A kédels isis kladskigung, The coats are strong. 
Sometimes & /th isis is used as the definite article in reference to 
individuals. 
A lth haadé isis däungang, The men are wicked. 
A lth habudila isis konung yüangung, The children are very foolish. 
A lth häada isis wautliwan sti@ung, All the women are ill. 
IV. NOUNS. 
A. NUMBER. 
The noun has two numbers, the singular and plural. The singular 
and plural forms are not always distinct, and must be determined always 
by the verb. In pronouns the distributions of singular and plural are 
accurately shown. Lthkittun, tush, stlik’u and ettit are singular in form, 
and either singular or plural in application, and the verb only must be 
the guide. 
