10 THE MOHAWK LANGUAGE. 



as the formation of the dual and plural is quite regular. Take the 

 next word, Arrow : — 



My arrow Ah-kyen-kwi-reh. 



Thy arrow Sa-yen-kwi-reh. 



His arrow E,a-o-yen-kwi-reh. 



Her arrow Ak-ko-yen-kwi-reli. 



Her or its arrow A-o-yen-kwi-reh. 



Dual. 



Our arrow Un-ke-ni-yen-kwi-reh. 



Your arrow Se-ni-yen-kwi-reh. 



Male — Their arrow E,a-o-di-yen-kwi-reh. 



Neuter or female — Their arrow A-o-di-yen-kwi-reh. 



Plural. 



Our arrow Uii-kwa-yen-kwi-reh. 



Your arrow Se-wa-yen-kwi-reh. 



Male — Their arrow Ra-o-di-yen-kwi-reh. 



Female or neuter — Their arrow A-o-di-yen-kwi-reh. 



Here we have a slight change in the first person singular by the 

 coalescing of the last syllable of the pronominal with the first of the 

 substantive element, and instead of having Ah-kwa-i/en-hyn-reh., as 

 we should, we get Ah-hyen-hwi-reh. We also have a change in the 

 dual, and in all probability this form of the dual is the primary, as 

 far as the two given are concerned, and the more correct form. I 

 think we shall find hereafter, in various forms of the verb, that the 

 ni in the first and second persons, and di in the third person, is the 

 proper dual element, which we may hereafter be able to trace to 

 De-ke-nih, two. 



The following are the possessive forms for the remaining three 

 words : — 



Tommahawk. Knife. Shoe. 



My Ah-kwa-do-kenh Ah-kwa-sa-reh Ah-kwah-dah 



Thy Sa-do-kenh Sa-sa-reh Sah-dah 



His Ea-o-do-kenh Ea-o-sa-reh E,a-oh-dah 



Her Ah-ko-do-kenh Ah-ko-sa-reh Ah-koh-dah 



Her or its A-o-do-kenh A-o-sa-reh A-oh-dah 



The formation of the dual and plural follow throughout the same 

 rules as the first example given. 



It will be seen that in the third person plural there is a variation 

 from the English, in there being a distinction made in Mohawk with 

 regard to the gender of the possessor when such possessor is of the 

 human species. 



