Huron Language. 115 



E9'ionda^en»a'ti, or, teuton He lias no spirit, he is altoge- 



dure liondi^on r^a.sA-^i, or, ther a poor spirited man. 



oteutondi te hondi^ontj or, 



^andeoate tehondinnt, 

 OtuUliaoten liiaMen d^dset- He is worthy of compassion, 



enrhai, d^dsetmon hveha, or of affection. 



The word s/cw joined to a substantive signifies the manner, 



or the quality, or the material from wliicli, as, 

 Taofic/ii aMen, How art thou made ? 



Teounianniti c/iiatnleu, or, 1 do not approve of his manner 



c/iieveudv/e/i, of acting or of speaking. 



Taotenti a^ari/ivten desarik- How is your book made ? 



yta van, 

 (hhista a^asetnteii, A metal bottle, as of brass. 



Soroe words arc taken declinable and indeclinable, 

 ex. on»e, oki : — Ktsihenstalsi, as, 

 Oki satalouuia, Deeds of the devil. 



Onne satun. Make yourself a man. 



Etsilienstatsi et holon. He has since become a .Fesuit, 



Nouns signifying animated things are conjugated j those 

 signifying other things are not; thus we do not say 

 Achink at'innonthia, but Three males. 



nchxnk iaiinon chxa^e, or 



rather, i^aunoiiske achink 



i/iatindia/iaon, 

 We say — Ailiittk iaaliic- Three eels, or how many eels r 



