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APPENDIX. 



Adjectives Animate. 

 Singular. 



Onisliishewe misliemin, 

 Kwonaudjewe eekwii, 

 Songedaii inine, 

 Bishegaindaugoozzi peenasee, 

 Ozahvrizzi ahmo, 



Good apple. 

 Handsome woman. 

 Brave man. 

 Beautiful bird. 

 Yellow bee. 



Plural. 



Onishishewe-wug mishemin-ug, Good apples. 



Kwonaudjewe-wug eekwli-wug, Handsome women. 



Songedaa-wug inine-wug, Brave men. 



Bishegaindaugoozzi-wug peenasee-wug, Beautiful birds. 



Ozaliwizzi-wug ahm-iig, Yellow bees. 



Adjectives Inanimate. 

 Singular. 



Onisliisbin mittig, 

 Kwonaudj tsbemaun, 

 Monaudud ishkoda, 

 Weeshkobun aidetaig, 



Good tree. 

 Handsome canoe. 

 Bad fire. 

 Sweet fruit. 



Plural. 



Onishishin-on mittig-on, 

 Kwonaudjewun-ou tshemaun-un, 

 ^lonaudud-on ishkod-iln, 

 Weeshkobun-on aidetaig-in, 



Good trees. 

 Handsome canoes. 

 Bad fires. 

 Sweet fruits. 



Peculiar circumstances are supposed to exist in order to ren- 

 der the use of the adjective, in this connection with the noun, 

 necessary and proper. But, in ordinary instances, as the nar- 

 ration of events, the noun would precede the adjective; and 

 oftentimes, particularly where a second allusion to objects pre- 

 viously named became necessary, the compound expressions 

 would be used. Thus, instead of saying " the yellow bee," 

 wazzaliivizzid would distinctly convey the idea of that insect, had 

 the species heen hefore named. Under similar circumstances, kain- 

 waukoozzid, agausheid, songaunemud, mushkowaunemud, would re- 

 spectively signify, " a tall tree," " a small fly," " a strong wind," 

 " a hard wind." And these terms would become plural in Jig, 

 which, as before mentioned, is a mere modification of ig, one of 

 the five general animate plural inflections of the language. 



