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7id'nice^nw^ it is twice at a time 

 nd'nese^nw^ it is thrice at a time 



These distributives are often followed by the local demonstrative 

 adverb i'c\ denoting toward, movement away toward something. 

 The adverb adds to the distributive notion the idea of movement 

 by groups. 



nd'nicwVc^ two at a time 

 nafneswi'c^ tliree at a time 

 Tnd'meddswinlcwineslwi^c^ thirteen at a time 

 ndnicwdhitAgitASdnAmegVc^ every twentieth 

 nd'ndhigAtAsenwVc'^ every seventh time 



In the multiplication of two numbers, the cardinal is the multipli- 

 cand, and the iterative the multiplier. 



ne'guti nd'negute^nw^ one is taken once at a time 

 nl'cwi nd' nlce'nw^ two is taken twice at a time 

 ne'swi nd'nese^iw^ three is taken thrice at a time 



Note. — Half and fourth are the only fractions made use of b}- the 

 dialect. The word for half is expressed absolutely by d'pe'ta^w\ an 

 adverb denoting half. It forms the denominator, while a cardinal 

 is used in the numerator. 



negutd'pe'ta^w^ one half 



nlcwd' jpeHa^w^ two halves, two parts 

 The word for fourth is d'sepA^'iV, an adverbial form of d'sepA^n"' 

 RACCOON. The term comes from the fourth of a dollar, which was 

 the price paid for a raccoon-skin at the trading-store. It is the 

 denominator, while the cardinal is the numerator. 



negutd'se'pA^n'' one-fourth, quarter of a dollar 

 neswd'sepA^ne^ three-fourths, seventy-five cents 



There is a demonstrative adverb ma" with the meaning usually of 

 THERE, at that PLACE. "V^Tieu it comcs after such phiases as have 

 been given, it has the meaning of plus ; the fraction is partly broken, 

 and the terms then express addition. 



negutdpe'ta'nDlna^ one and a half 

 negutdsepA'mna' plus a fourth 



§ 53. Adverbs 



There are numerous adverbs that express great variety of relation- 

 ship. By far the greater number of them are used as adjuncts. As 



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