A KWAGIUTJj GRAMMAR 



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v.— PEEPOSITION. 



A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show the relation between 

 it and some other word in the sentence. 



LfiA-fi 



As 



GIQ, yis 



Kâ 



Nahwâtla 



Sunbunt 



Ki 



To, unto, in, on, from, at, Bunâya, bunï,biinaribauya Under 



according to 

 To the, at the, in the, on the 

 Of 

 With 

 For 

 Near 



Throuyhotit 

 Among (always affixed to 



verbs, as '' gîgilkî " = 



walking among) 



Giall 



Nahwatla 



UU'gli 



Gitl 



Hîhyaini 



Mûkstanyï 



Nâkûd 



Before 



Near to 



Behind 



On account of 



Except 



Instead of 



Between . 



Examples. 



Lai. La nik \ak dSiwik 



Hâgia lâ/jâ gifikw 



Lâi- kwlxdum as bagwâniim 



Lût wfitldum as George 



Hâgia gh"i Heury 



-Yis giada dSla 



Yiglikwîs fiyasû yisa diinum 



Pihwilin klasin (or more fully klûk 



yisin) sîvvfiyû 

 Gehïdî lâi Victoria 

 Giâyûtl lâi Victoria 

 Kâ un Umpa 

 Nabwâtlûkl 

 Lin sunbunt Awfi nâla 

 U/.âbûdâkw 



Bunaâbauya sa bumbdumitl 

 Su uma giâlagïwîs 

 Su uma uli'glîs 

 Hïhyamï Jane kis lu 

 Su mun giât-ïtl 

 Su um ïâA'ulâ gîtl-ts 

 Kunts raûkstauya 

 Kwfilâ nâkûd giâ/.unfdnv 



Ile said to them 

 Go to the house 

 According to man's nature 

 Agreeing with George's words 

 Go with Henry 

 (Buy bread) with this money 

 His hands were bound nith rope 

 I feel it with my paddle 



Camefrom Victoria 



From or belonging to Victoria 



For my father 



Near you 



I have Iworked) through this day 



Put it underneath 



Under the table 



You go before him 



You go behind him 



They all went except Jane 



I came on your account or for you 



He is working for you (on your account) 



Instead of us 



Do not come leiueen us 



VI .—ADVERB. 



An adverb is a word added to a verb or adjective to modify its meaning. For in- 

 stance in fipâtlâ nlkia, " secretly saying," the adverb i'ipâtiâ, " secretly," modifies the verb 

 " to say " nlk. In aid ek, " very good, " the adverb, mil, modifies the adjective, ek. 

 Adverbs may be divided into many classes according to their signification. I will now 

 try to divide them and give examples of each adverb. 



