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With time particle Neak, " Will." 

 Tekkokapredneakpa . . He will see him soon. 



With auxiliary verbal particle Nashooak, "Tries 

 to." 



Tekkohapreanashooangneak'pa He will try and see 



him soon. 

 With negative particle Yange, " Not." 



Tekkokapreanashooangneat- We will not try and see him 

 yangela soon. 



" All learners of this strange language find the prin 

 cipal difficulty not so much in saying these peculiar 

 words, as in understanding correctly what the natives 

 themselves say." 



Much has been said in the narrative concerning the 

 syllabic character. The Syllabarium which Mr. Peck 

 has adapted for the Eskimos is not without interest. 



(For table see next page). 



