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thus provided, five of which are animate, and five inanimate plurals. A 

 strong and clear line of distinction is thus drawn between the two classes 

 of words, so unerring indeed, in its application, that it is only necessary to 

 inquire how the plural is formed, to determine whether it belong to one, 

 or the other class. The distinctions which we have endeavored to con- 

 vey, will perhaps, be more clearly perceived, by adding examples of the 

 use of each of the plurals. 



Animate Plural. 



a. 



Ojibwai, a Chippewa. 



Ojibwaig, 



Chippewas. 



e. 



Ojee, a Fly. 





Qj-eeg, 



Flies. 



i. 



Kosenan, Our father, (in. ) 



Kosenan-ig, 



Our fathers, (in.) 



0. 



Ahmo, a Bee; 





Ahm-6g, 



Bees. 



u. 



Ais, a Shell 





Ais-ug, 



Shells. 







Inanimate Plural. 







a. Ishkodai, 



Fire. 



Ishkodain, 



Fires. 





e. Wadop, 



Alder. 



Wadop-een, 



, Alders. 





i. Adetaig, 



Fruit. 



Adetaig-in, 



Fruits. 





o; Nodin, 



Wind. 



N6din-6n, 



Winds. 





u. Meen, 



Berry, 



Meen-un, 



Berries. 



Where a noun terminates with a vowel in the singular, the addition 

 of the g, or n, shows at once, both the plural and the gender. In other 

 instances, as in peenai-, a patridge — seebi, a river — it requires a conso- 

 nant to precede the plural vowel, in conformity with a rule previous- 

 ly stated. Thus, peenai, is rendered peenai-wug — and seebi, seebi- 

 wun. Where the noun singular terminates in the broad, instead of 

 the long sound of a, as in ogima, a chief, ishpatina, a hill, the plural is 

 ogim-ag, ishpatinan. But these are mere modifications of two of the 

 above forms, and are by no means entitled to be considered as addition- 

 al plurals. 



Comparatively few substantives, are without number. The follow- 

 ing may be enumerated. 



Ussaima, Tobacco. 



Naigow, Sand. 



Ahioun, Mist. 



Kimmiwun, Rain. 



Ossakumig, Moss. 



Unitshimin, Peas. 



Others may be found, and indeed, a few others are known. But it is 



Missun', 



Fire wood, 



Pinggwi, 



Ashes. 



Mejim, 



Food. 



K6n, 



Snow. 



Mishk'wi, 



Blood. 



Ukkukkuzhas, 



Coals. 





