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Napyoyis = a house. 

 SINGULAR. PLURAL. 



My house = Nitsapyoyis. My houses = Nitsapyoyists. 



Thy " = Kitsapyoyis. Thy " = Kitsapyoyists. 



His " = Otsapyoyis. His " = Otsapyoyists. 



Exclusive. Exclusive. 



Our house = Nitsapyoyisinan. Our houses = Nitsapyoyismanists. 



Inclusive. Inclusive. 



Our house = Kitsapyoyisinon. Our houses = Kitsapyoyisinonists. 



Your " = Kitsapyoyisoawa. Your " = Kitsapyoyisowawists. 



Their " = Otsapyoyisoawa. Their " = Otsapyoyisoawawists. 



EXAMPLES OF THE POSSESSIVE CASE. 

 Animate: — 



Niskun = My younger brother. 



Neesa = My elder brother. 



Nituna = My daughter. 



Amoksi mokosiks = These are my children. 



Akekwan oksista etupoyeo oni = The girl's mother went to her 



father. 

 Aqsitupi otuna aioqtokoqseo = The good man's daughter is sick. 

 Nitoqkeman nitukomimao = I love my wife. 

 Otas iqkonoyeo = He found his horse. 



Aisukukomeo okosiks = He is kind to his children. 



Kuqkaiiqsouqsini kotomitam = You should feed your dog. 



Inanimate : — 



Nina okoa = My father's house. 



Tcima kitseetan = Where is your saddle .-' 



Amo nokoa — This is my home. 



Amosts natsikists --- These are my boots. 



Kitcinakasem ak(isio = Your waggon is old. 

 Otsistotoqsists awaitcinimae = She mends her clothes. 



Names of parts of the body beginning with M, when put in the posses- 

 sive case, drop the letter M : as, 



Miwapspi = The eye. Niwapspi — - My eye. 



Mokoantsi = The abdomen. Nokoantsi = My abdomen. 



Moqkinistis ~ The elbow. Noqkinistis = My elbow. 



Maaye ^ The mouth. Naaye = My mouth. 



