Huron Language. li)3 



7o. — Sometimes a double or triple vowel is thrown out 

 in a substantive, as, flrihia^i — to tear a paper, a book, for 

 ^armaj. Thus, orihierihen — the aftair is concluded, for 

 orih>iinheii — from ^a/thva, aaj, and /ten/ten. 



80. — Contractions of one or more syllables arc often 

 made, as, /tualcaasti — lie is handsome, for /uiataiia'sti. — 

 Thus, ^annonshiej. — a hut sliut, for fiunon^clnaHcJ. Also, 

 hic7inonste fn — they have their huts near one another, for 

 te/iiennonc/tiatide,en, from /tnuonc/iia and cmde^enhoaeUe — 

 he carries a bag, for horaae^ te jiara — a bag in composition, 

 out of composition, flnnenlvaan. Onde'chen fov ond^ec/taen 

 —there is a farm. 



9o. — A verb is not compounded with another verb or 

 with an adjective, as, I look at the writing, you do not 

 Bay, akeusa/iiaton, but ^eldatoncha^enk or atehiatonchakensck, 

 Akense — to look, requires Uie passive in composition. 



lOo. — There are some verbs reciuiring the passive voice 

 in noun? joined to them as atiaketati—'to load one's self 

 witli a bag, from ^aara — bag, and jijeti. AtondechatakHcin 

 to make the round of the earth. Ennonchion ^otan^ncn — to 

 walk round the hut ; kKaliniaton — to surround some one ; 

 k*wnditio^khatOH — to surround a gang ; aSoucuneuilatatun — 

 they have bcscigcd the town. 



Of comparatives and superlatives. 



We must use circumlocution to express the comparative 

 and superlative, thus, ficchon is more liberal than you 

 also Hechon is liberal, you are stingy, Hetlion, hotiveseny 

 istii annonste, or Hechon is liberal, thou art not so. — 

 Hechon, homrsen, atante chioHhcscn disn. Hechon is 

 largtr than yon, also Hechon is large, you are littlr — 

 Hiclion liaHunne, isu sakativ, or Hechon lut^tKinne, stunlr 

 'ftia^ttanncdttu. AUo Hechon is the must liberal of ihr 



