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Chimin 

 P 



shkizzigun, a gun. 



Indicative. Imperative, 



a canoe. Chimai, he paddles. Chimain, paddle thou. 



Pashkizzigai, he fires. Pashkizzigain, fire thou. 

 Jccsidyigun, a broom. Jeesidyigai, he sweeps. Jeesidyigain, sweep thou. 

 Wcedjeeagun, a helper. Wecdokagai, he helps. Weedjeei-wain, help thou. 

 Ojibwai, a Chippewa. Ojibwamoo, he ) Ojibwamoon, speak > 

 speaks Chippewa. S thou Chippewa. $ 



Anoiher class of nouns is converted into the first person, indicative of 

 a psuedo declarative verb, in the following manner. 



Ne Monidow, I (am) a spirit. 

 Ne WassaiaW, I (am) light. 

 Nin Dishkodaiw, I (am) fire. 

 Ni Weendigow, I (am) a monster. 

 Nin Daddikoow, I (am) a deer. 

 Ni Wakyiguniw, I (am) a house. 

 Nim Binggwiw, I (am), dust, &c. 

 led in parentheses, is not in the original, unless 

 we may suppose the terminals, ow, aw, iw, oow, to be derivatives from 

 law. These changes are reciprocated by the verb, which, as often as 

 occasion requires, is made to put on a substantive form. The particle 

 win added to the indicative of the verb, converts it into a substantive. 

 Thus— 



Monido, 



A spirit. 



Wassaia, 



Light. 



Ishkodai, 



Fire. 



Weer.digo, 



A monster. 



Addik, 



A deer. 



Wakyigun, 



A house. 



Pinggwi, 



Dust, ashes, 



The wor 



d am, incluc 



Keegido, 



He speaks. 



Keegidowin, 



Speech. 



Pashkizzigai, 



He fires. 



Pashkizzigaiwin, 



Ammunition. 



Agindasoo, 



He counts. 



Agindasoo win, 



Numbers. 



Wahyiazhinggai, He cheats. 



Wahyiazhinggaiwin, Fraud. 



Minnikwai, 



Pie drinks. 



Minnikwaiwin, 



Drink. 



Kubbashi, 



He encamps. 



Kubbaishiwin, 



An encampment 



Meegazoo, 



Pie fights. 



Meegazoowin, 



A fight. 



Ojeengai, 



He kisses. 



Ojeendiwin, 



A kiss. 



Annoki, 



He works. 



Annokiwtn, 



Work. 



Papi, 



He laughs. 



Papiwin, 



Laughter. 



Pimadizzi, 



He lives. 



Pimadoiziwin, 



Life. 



Onwaibi, 



He rests. 



Onwaibiwin, 



Rest. 



Annamia, 



He prays. 



Annamiawin, 



Prayer. 



Niba, 



He sleeps, 



Nibawin, 



Sleep. 



Odawai, 



He trades. 



Odawaiwin, 



Trade. 



