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and Innurujuk, a contemptible man. Pait is a particle of multitude, 

 as Ujarak, a stone; Ujararpait, many stones; and Ujararpagwit, a 

 peat many stones. Ngojak is a particle denoting mixture, as 

 Kablunak, a Dane; Kablunangajak, a half-caste. Tak and ToJcdk are 

 respectively old and new, as Anorak, clothes ; Anorartah, new 

 clothes; Anorartokah, old clothes. Mio means an inhabitant, as 

 Narsdk, a valley ; Narsarmio, a dweller in the valley. Minek is a 

 piece of anything, as Kissuk, wood ; Kissuminek, a piece of wood. 

 Nek is a participle termination, as Sinigpok, a sleeper; Sinignek, 

 sleeping; while Fik forms a noun, as Igsiavhok, a sitter; Igsiav- 

 Jik, a stool. Usek has a similar office, as Okarpok, a speaker ; Okar- 

 usek, a word. 



The personal pronouns are : — 



Uanga, 



Uagut, 



nut, 



i. 



we. 



thou. 



Illipsi, ye. 

 Oma, he. 

 OJcJcoa, they. 



The possessive pronouns are formed by the addition of particles 

 to the root, as : — 



Xnna, land. 



Xunaga, ray land. 

 Nwnarput, our land. 

 Nunat, thy land. 



Igluga, my house. 



I'jlut, thy house. 



Iglu, house. 



Nunarse, your land. 



Nund Nunanga, his land. 

 Nunarlih, their land. 



Iglua, his house. 

 Iglutit, thy house. 



When the signification is transitive, passing from one to another, 

 the pronoun is declined differently, the endings being amna, my ; 

 auit, thy. As Nalegak, a chief; Nalegama, my chief; Nalegauit, 

 thy chief does so and so to me, you, or him. 



The interrogatives are as follows : — 



What, suna. 

 When, kakugo. 

 Where, sumd. 



The relative pronouns are :- 

 Those, Ivko. 



"Which, siit. 

 Wild. kind. 

 Whose, kid. 



That, irnn. 



The Verb. 



The verbs have been divided into five conjugations, according to 



their terminations : — 



]. Kpok as ermikpoh, be washes himself. 



'l. Rpok ,, matarpok, be undresses. 



:;. /''/A- „ egipok, be oasts away. 



■t. Ok „ pyok, be ^eta. 



5. An ,. irsigau, be beholds, 



