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THE BLACKPOOT LANGUAGE. 



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Inclusive. 

 Our horse = Kotasinon. 

 Your " = Kotasiwao. 

 Their " = Otasiawa. 



Inclusive. 

 Our horses = Kotasinoniks. 

 Your " = Kotasiwawiks. 

 Their " = Otasiawawiks. 



There will be noticed in the above comparative table, the two first 

 persons plural, which for greater clearness I have designated exclusive 

 and inclusive. 



The Exclusive Plural embraces the first and second persons only. 



The Inclusive Phiral embraces the first and third persons only. 



This peculiar construction ensures a greater degree of definiteness 

 than is to be found amongst many of the languages of civilized races. 

 It applies to the pronouns and the verbs, and when once intelligently 

 grasped will ever be easily remembered. 



Inanimate Noun in the Possessive Case. 



