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§ 54. Interjections 



There are also numerous interjections. Naturally most of them 

 have to do with the expression of subjective states of the mind. 

 There are two interjections of very common use, and they will be 

 the only ones to be mentioned. One is tai'-ydna"^ would that I 

 HAD MY wish! It is uscd with the subjunctive to express a prayer. 

 Tai'ydna^''^ l^yd'te! oh, I wish he would come! 

 The other interjection is tci, expressing wonder. It can and often 

 does occur alone, but it is more common as a suffix. 

 apydtcitcl! when, lo, here he came! 



§ 55. CONCLUSION 



On account of the limitation of space, the description of the gram- 

 matical processes of this Algonquian dialect is to be taken rather as a 

 general summary. A good deal of matter has been lightly touched 

 upon, and much has been wholly left out. It has been the plan to 

 point out in as few words as possible such features as would give an 

 intelligible idea of what the grammar of this one Algonquij|^^alect 

 is like. The description will close with the text of a mytl^hat was 

 purposely abbreviated in the telling. It is told in a straightforward 

 idiom without any attempt at rhetorical emphasis, which often goes 

 with the language of myths. The translation keeps close to the order 

 of the ideas expressed in the text. There is also a short analysis of 

 some of its morphology and syntax. 



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