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The superlative degree is formed by prolonging the adverbial prefix of 

 the comparative degree, as : 



Ekstoye = Coldest, extremely cold. 



Ekskaqse = Best, the highest good. 



X 



Ekskunataps = Strongest, the greatest strength. 



X 



Examples : 



Akaiem = Many. 



Ekukaiem = Very many. 



Ekukaiem =^ The most, the greatest number, a verv great number. 



X 



x^kauo =3 Much, 



Ekukauo -- Very much. 



Ekukauo = Very much. 



Ekukauo — The most, the greatest. 



X 



There is a negative form of the adjective expressed by prefixing the 

 negative particles Ma and Matsi, as : 



Epoyapetsi = A great talker. 



Matsipoyapetsi = A silent person. 

 Aqse = good. Matuqse = Bad. 

 Skunataps = Strong. 



Matskunataps = Not strong, weak. 



Nil mera/ A djectk '£s. 

 CARDINALS. 



Nitukskum = One. Nao — Six. 



Natokum = Two. Ikitceka — Seven. 



Niokskum = Three. Nanisoyim = Eight. 



Nisoyim = Four. Naniso — " 



Nise = " Pikso = Nine. 



Nisetci = Five. Kepo — Ten. 



Niseto = " Kepi = " 



Kepi Nitsekuput = Eleven. Natsipe Nitsikuput = Twenty-one, 



" Natsekuput = Twelve. " Natsikuput = Twenty-two. 



Kepi Niokuput = Thirteen. " Niokuput = Twenty-three. 



