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TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



[Vol. V. 



When representing a noun in the singular number, the animate and 

 inanimate forms are ahke. 



Animate Form. 

 JVIine = Nitsinaniks. 



Thine = Kitsinaniks. 



His, hers, its = Otsinaniks. 



{Exclusive) Ours 

 {Inclusive) Ours 

 Yours 

 Theirs 



= Nitsinananiks. 



= Kitsinanoniks. 



= Kitsinanawaks. 



= Otsinananiks. 



Inanimate Form. 

 Mine = Nitsmanists. 



Thine = Kitsinanists. 



His, hers, its = Otsinanists. 



{Exclusive) Ours 

 (^Inclusive) Ours 

 Yours 

 Theirs 



Nitsinananists. 

 Kitsinanonists. 

 Kitsinanawasts. 

 Otsinananists. 



For the expression All these are mine., the pronoun Nitsiiiania is used, 

 which is dechned in the same manner as Nitsinan. 



Conjunctive possessive pronouns are joined to nouns, and thus are 

 formed nouns in the possessive case. These are the same as the con- 

 tracted forms of the personal pronouns, which are used as article pro- 

 nouns. They are thus expressed in conjunction with nouns and verbs : 



1st person — N, Ni, Nit, Nits, and other vowels united with N. 



