irn.NPix. 



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or acbbg tooth, &c. Throughout these change* the final 

 B und of tk is retained, so thai this sound nlonc, at the end of a word» 

 is indicative of a faulty quality. 



In a language in which the expressions, bad-dog, and faint-heart are 

 tli i miper m of reproach, and in which there arc few words to 



in licate the modincationf b a t ween positively good, and positively had, it 

 vident, that adjective inflections of this kind, must he con- 

 and son* turn s ncc< ssary modes of expression. They furnish 

 a m ire and dislike, which though often mild, is 



someUm* b - vere. Thus if <»ne parson has had occasion to refuse the 

 • d hand of another — t«>r it must be borne in mind, that the Indians 

 i band-shaking people, M well as the Europeans — the implacable 

 party has u al 1 in referring to the circumstance, to use the ad- 



ve form of hand, not tmimdu but oninjrr.v//, which would be deemed 

 contemptuous in a high degree. So also, instead of odawai winini, 

 a trader, or man who sella, the word may he changed to odawai winini- 

 aaaa, implying a had or dishonest trader. It is seldom that a more 

 •r positive mode of expressing personal disapprobation or dis- 

 like is required, f >r, general!;, ig, more is implied by these modes 

 than is actually ex 



following examples are drawn from the inorganic as well as 

 ii >.i, embracing the two cla*> s of nouns that the operation 

 of these forms may be fully [>erceived. 



LH, 

 ( toftgtui 

 Wakyigun 



( •; wagun 



Kwo * .zais 

 Inini 



Neebi 



— ish- 



— eesh- 



-A bowl 

 A boose 



A pipe 

 A boy 

 A man 

 -Water 

 A ^tone 



A fly 



A bow 

 — oosh — An c 



A beaver 

 r 

 A kettle 

 An ax<3 



Ossin 

 Opin 

 I 

 Mittigwab 



Anniik 



Addii- 

 Akke 



Wa^akvrut 



Adjective Form. 

 Oislgnh isi) 



Wakyigun-ish* 

 Opwiigun-ish. 

 Kw< * wizais-ish. 

 Ininiw-ish. 

 Xeeb-ish. 

 Ossin-eesh. 

 Opin-ecsh. 

 Oj-cesh. 

 Mittigwab-eesh. 



gik-oosh. 

 Ahmik-oosh. 

 Addik-oosh. 

 Akkeek-oosh. 

 Wngakwut-oosh, 



