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The accusative inanimate is expressed by adding aiva as a suffix. 



Nitusatciqp sinaksinawa = I read a letter or book; literally, I look at 

 a letter. There is no word in the language to express our English phrase 

 " to read". 



Nitapistotslqp nap\-oyisa = I built a house. 



Declension of Noun. 



Animate Noun. 

 SINGULAR. 

 Nom. — Imeta = A dog. Nom. 



Poss. — Ometa — His dog. Poss. 



Ace. — Imetawa = A dog-. Ace. 



PLURAL. 

 Imetaks = Dogs. 

 Ometaks ■= His dogs. 

 Imetaksa = Dogs. 



Inanimate Noun. 

 SINGULAR. PLURAL. 



Nom. — Sinaksin = A letter. Nom.— Sinaksists =^ Letters. 

 Poss. — Otsinaksin = His letter. Poss. — Otsinaksists = His letters. 

 Ace. — Sinaksinawa = A letter. Ace. — Sinaksistsa == Letters. 



Nina 



Niksista 



Niskun 



Neesa 



Nisisa 



(Female speaking) 



Ninista 



Noqkoa 



Nituna and Xituni> 



Noma 



Nitoqkeman 



Nistumo 



Nistumoqko 



Nokos 



Nisokos 



Nisoqkoa 



Nisotuna 



Terms of Relationship. 

 My father. 

 My mother. 

 My younger brother. 

 My elder brother. 

 My younger sister — Nitakim. 



(male speaking). 

 My elder sister. 

 My son. 

 My daughter. 

 My husband. 

 My wife. 



My brother-in-law, i.e.^ husband of my sister. 

 My brother-in-law, i.e., brother of my wife. 

 My child. 

 My grandchild. 

 My grandson. 

 My grand-daughter. 



