138 TRANSACTIONS OP THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VoL. V. 



Modes of denoting Sex. 

 There are different modes of denoting sex. 

 I St. — By using different ivords. 



Nina = a man. Ake = a woman. 



Saqkomapi = a boy. Akekwan = a girl. 



Nina = my father. Niksista — my mother. 



Noma = my husband. Nitoqkeman = my wife. 



Noqkoa = my son. Nituna = my daughter. 



2nd. — By the use of kzvdn for the masculine and ake for the feminine 

 terminations. 



Napekwan = a white man, i.e., an English-speaking white man. 



Napeake = a white man's Indian wife. 



Nitsapeake = a white woman. 



Kainakwan = a Blood Indian man. 



Kainake = a Blood Indian woman. 



Saiapekwan = a Cree half-breed. 



Saiapeake — a Cree half-breed woman. 



There are some exceptions to this rule, as : akekwan = a girl, which 

 has a termination similar to the masculine. 



3rd. — By adding napini or stamik for the masculine and sktm or 

 skenio for the feminine. This applies solely to animals. 



Apotskina stamik = a bull. Ponokamita skim = a mare. 



Apotskina skim = a cow. Awatoyistamik = a buck. 



Ponokamita stamik = a stallion. Awatoyiskim = a doe. 



NUMBER. • 



Number is that change in form which denotes whether or not we are 

 speaking of one object or more. 



Nouns have two numbers, singular and plural. 



The Singular number denotes one object, as : 



Moyis = a lodge. Neetuqta = a river. 



Istoan = a knife. Imita = a dog. 



Uqkioqsatsis = a boat. 



The Plural number denotes more than one object of that for which the 

 noun stands. 



