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yidkav giciid, a weak or soft piece of wood. Sussdgau is fine, but 

 can only be applied to personal appearance; hecsau, indicates fine 

 grains. JCecwushkiud is giddy, and keewusJihudbee, giddy with 

 drink — both being restricted to the third person. Sungun and 

 songizzi are the personal and impersonal forms of strong, as 

 given above, but musWcoicaugumme is strong drink. In like 

 manner, the two words for hard, as above, are restricted to solid 

 substances. Sunnuhgud is hard (to endure). Waintlvxl is easy 

 (to perform). Sorigoddd is brave ; shaugeddd, cowardly ; heezhing- 

 howizzi, SiCtive ] JcizJieekau, swift; onaunegoozzi, lively; mimuaindum, 

 happy ; gushkaindum, sorrowful ; but all these forms are confined 

 to the third person of the indicative, singular. Pihhigwun is 

 a rough or knotted substance ; inihhiggozzi, a rough person. Keen- 

 wau is long or tall (any solid mass). Kaynozid is a tall person. 

 Takkozid a short person. Wassayau is light ; loassaidjizzoo^ the 

 light of the eye; ivasshauzhd, the light of a star or any luminous 

 body. Keenau is sharp ; Jvecnauhikud, a sharp knife or stone. 

 KeezhauhiJceday is hot metal, a hot stove, &c. Keezliauguinmeday 

 is hot water. Uuhudgeeton is useful, a useful thing. Wauweeug 

 is frivolous, anything frivolous in word or deed. Tuhhushish 

 appears to be a general term for low. Ishpimming is high in the 

 air. Isltpau is applied to any high fixture, as a house, &c. Ish- 

 p>aid)ihau is a high rock. Taushhauhikau^ a split rock. 



These combinations and limitations meet the inquirer at every 

 step; they are the current phrases of the language; they present 

 short, ready, and often beautiful modes of expression ; and, as 

 they shed light both upon the idiom and genius of the language, 

 I shall not scruple to add further examples and illustrations. 

 Ask a Chippewa the name for a rock, and he will answer awzhe- 

 hih. The generic import of awbi.Ic has been explained. Ask him 

 the name for red rock, and he will answer miskivauhik ; for white 

 rock, and he will answer ivauhauhik ; for black rock, mukkuddd- 

 wauhik; for yellow rock, ozahiuauhik ; for green rock, ozhahwushk- 

 waidnk ; for bright rock, ivassaycwMk ; for smooth rock, shoishk- 

 wanhik, kc. — compounds in which the words red, white, black, 

 yellow, &c., unite with auhik. Pursue this inquiry, and the fol- 

 lowins; forms will be elicited: — 



