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mate objects, except when different quantities or parcels are referred to; as, 
ota awahdi, J have brought home many or much; odota awahdi, I have brought 
home much of different kinds. 
2. When ‘ota’ relates to animate objects, it may have the plural ter- 
mination, but is generally used without it. When it relates to the human 
species, and no noun precedes, it has ‘ wiéa’ prefixed; as, wicota hipi, many 
persons came, or a multitude of persons came. 
3. When ‘ota’ relates to a number of different companies of persons, 
it has what may be called a double plural form, made by prefixing ‘ wiéa’ 
and by reduplication; as, wiéokéota ahi, companies of persons have arrived. 
REPETITION AND OMISSION OF ADJECTIVES. 
§ 173. 1. When the same thing is predicated of two or more nouns con- 
nected by conjunctions, the adjective is commonly repeated with each 
noun; as, Suktanka kin waste ka Gaypahmihma kin waste, the horse is good, 
and the wagon is good. 
2. But sometimes a single adjective is made to apply to all nouns by 
using a pronominal adjective or demonstrative pronoun; as, Suktayka kin 
ka Gaypahmihma kiy napin waste, the horse and the wagon are both good; 
wiéasta ka winohinéa kin hena wasteste, man and woman, they are beauti- 
Jul; Hepay ka Hepi ka Hake, hena iyulipa hayskapi, Hepan, and Hepi, and 
Hake, they are all tall. 
3. When two nouns are connected by the conjunction ‘ko’ or ‘koya,’ 
also, the adjective is only used once; as, Suktanka éaypahmihma ko Siéa 
(horse wagon also bad), the horse and the wagon also are bad. 
ADVERBS. 
§ 174. Adverbs are used to qualify verbs, participles, adjectives, and 
other adverbs; and some of them may, in particular cases, be used with 
nouns and pronouns; as, iwasteday mani, he walks slowly; Siéaya hduha un, 
heis keeping it badly; nina waste, very good; kitayna tanyan, tolerably well; 
he Gay Sni (that wood not), that is not wood; tonitayhay he (whence-thou), 
whence art thou? 
POSITION. 
) 175. 1. Adverbs are commonly placed before the words which they 
qualify; as, tayyay wauy, J am well; Siéaya ohayyaypi, they do badly; nina 
waste, very good. 
2. (a) The adverbs ‘hinéa’ and ‘ni’ follow the words which they 
