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To form tlie positive degree of comparison from these terms, 

 minno, good, and mudjee, bad, are introduced between the pronoun 

 and verb, giving rise to some permutations of the vowels and con- 

 sonants, which affect the sound only. Thus — 



Ne minno pimmaudizzi-win, ]\Iy good tenor of life. 



Ke minno pimmaudizziwin, Thy good tenor of life. 



Minno pimmaudizziwin, His good tenor of life. 



Ne mudjee pimmaudizziwin. My bad tenor of life. 



Ke mudjee pimmaudizziwin, Thy bad tenor of life. 



Mudjee pimmaudizziwin, His bad tenor of life. 



To place these forms in the comparative degree, 7iahivudj] more, 

 is prefixed to the adjective; and the superlative is denoted by 

 mahmowee, an adverb or an adjective as it is variously applied, but 

 the meaning of which is, in this connection, most. The degrees of 

 comparison may be, therefore, set down as follows : — 



Positive, Kishedli. Hot (restricted to the heat of a fire), 



Comparative, Nahwudj kishedii. More hot. 



Superlative, Mahmowee kisheda. Most hot. 



Your manner of life is good, Ke dizzhewabizziwin onishishin. 



Your manner of life is better, Ke dizzhewabizziwin nahwudj onishishin. 



Your manner of life is best, Ke dizzhewabizziwin mahwowe(5 onishishin. 



His manner of life is best, Odizzhewiibizziwin mahmowee ouishishinine. 



Little Turtle was brave, Mikkenokons songedilllbun. 



Tecumseh was braver, Tecumseh nahwudj songedaiibun. 



Pontiac was bravest, Pontiac mahmowee songediiabun. 



3. The adjective assumes a negative form when it is preceded 

 by the adverb. Thus, the phrase songeddd, he is brave, is changed 

 to Jccdiioeen smgeddiisee, he is not brave. 



POSITIVE. 



Neebwaukah, He is wise. 



Kwonaudjewe, She is handsome. 



Oskineegee, He is young. 



Shaugweewee, He is feeble. 



Geekkau, He is old. 



Mushkowizzi, He is strong- 



NEGATIVE. 



Kahween neebwaukah-see. He is not wise. 



Kahween kwonaudjewee-see. She is not handsome. 



Kahween oskineegee-see. He is not young. 



Kahween Shaugweewee-see, He is not feeble. 



Kahween Geekkau-see, He is not old. 



Kahween Mushkowizzi-see, He is not strong. 



