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seeing, eating, tying, burning, striking, singing, crying, dancing. 

 At least, I have not been able to convince myself that the action 

 is not referred to as existing. When the participles should be 

 used, they, on the contrary, employ the indicative forms, by 

 which such sentences are made as, he run, he walk, for running, 

 walking. 



The general want of the substantive verb, in their colloquial 

 phrases, constantly leads to imperfect forms of syntax. Thus, 

 nthd is the indicative, first person of the verb to sleep ; but 

 if the term, I am sleeping, be required, the phrase is ne neba, 

 simply, I sleep. So, too, tshdgiz is the first person indicative to 

 burn ; but the colloquial phrase, I am burned, or burning, is rien 

 tshdrjiz — the verb remaining in the indicative, and not taking the 

 participle form. 



It is not common to address persons by their familiar names, 

 as with us — as John, or James. The very contrary is the usage 

 of Indian society, the object being to conceal all personal names, 

 unless they be forced out. If it be required to express this sen- 

 tence, namely: Adario has gone out (or temporarily departed), 

 but will soon return; the equivalent is Ogima^ ke mahjaim, pa- 

 nema^ he tahooshin. This sentence literally retranslated is. Chief 

 he gone ; by and by, he (will) return — the noun chief being put 

 for the personal noun Adario. It will be perceived that the pro- 

 noun he is repeated after the noun, making, chief, he gone. 

 Panema is an adverb which is undeclinable under all circum- 

 stances, and tahhoosldn^ the future tense of the verb to arrive, 

 or come (by land). The phraseology is perfectly loaded with 

 local or other particulars, which constantly limit the action of 

 verbs to places, persons, and things. 



XXV. 



A Vocaljulary of the Odjihiua Algonquin Language. By II. R, 



Schoolcraft. 



On referring to the manuscript of this vocabulary, it is found 

 to fill a large folio volume, which puts it out of my power to 

 insert it in this connection. It is hoped to bring it into the series 

 of the Ethnological volumes, now in the process of being pub- 

 lished at Philadelphia, under the auspices of Congress. 



