APPENDIX. 



495 



From minno, and from monaudud, good and bad, are derived 

 tlie following terms : Minnopogivud, it tastes well ; minnojmgoozzi, 

 lie tastes well ; mawzhepogivud^ it tastes bad ; maiczhepogoozzi^ he 

 tastes bad. Minnomaugwud, it smells good; mmnomaugoozzi] he 

 smells good ; maiizheonaugud, it smells bad ; mauzhemaugoozz}] he 

 smells bad. The inflections giuud, and tzzi, here employed, are 

 clearly indicative, as in other combinations, of the words it and 

 hiin. 



Bairmca, is sound; haimivawa, the passing sound; mmiciiwa, a 

 pleasant sound ; maunwdwa^ a disagreeable sound ; mudwayaushkau^ 

 the sound of waves dashing on the shore; mudwayaunnemud^ the 

 sound of winds; mudtvayauJcooshJcaUj the sound of falling trees; 

 miidwdJcumigishin, the sound of a person falling upon the earth ; 

 Tnudwaysin, the sound of any inanimate mass falling on the earth. 

 These examples might be continued ad infinitum. Every modifica- 

 tion of circumstances, almost every jDeculiarity of thought, is ex- 

 pressed by some modification of the orthography. Enough has 

 been given to prove that the adjective combines itself with the 

 substantive, the verb, and the pronoun, that the combinations thus 

 produced are numerous, afford concentrated modes of conveying 

 ideas, and oftentimes, happy turns of expression. Numerous and 

 prevalent as these forms are, they do not, however, preclude the 

 use of adjectives in their simple forms. The use of the one or 

 the other appears to be generally at the option of the speaker. 

 In most cases brevity or euphony dictates the choice. Usage re- 

 sults from these applications of the principles. There may be rules 

 resting upon a broader basis ; but if so, they do not appear to be 

 very obvious. Perhaps the simple adjectives are often employed 

 before verbs and nouns, in the first and second persons singular. 



Ningee minno neebau-nabun, 

 Ningee minno weesin, 

 Ningee minno pimmoossay, 

 Kiigiit minno geezbigud, 

 Kwauaudy ningodabs, 

 Ke minno iau nub, 

 Auneende ain deyun, 



I bave slept well. 



I bave eaten a good meal. 



I bave walked well, or a good distance. 



It (is) a very pleasant day. 



I bave a bandsome garment. 



Are you well ? 



Wbat ails you ? 



