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fied forms, the various senses implied by our words instrument, contri- 

 vance, machine, &c. And by prefixing to this generic, a substantive, 

 verb, or adjective, or parts of one or each, an entire new class of words 

 is formed. In these combinations, the vowels e, and o, are sometimes 

 used as connectives. 



Keeshkeebo-jeegun A saw From Keeshkeezhun, v. a. to cut. 

 Seeseebo-jeegun A file From Seesee, to rub off, &c. 



Wassakoonen-jeegun A candle From Wassakooda, bright, biskoona, 



[flame, &c. 

 Beeseebo-jeegun A coffee-mill From Beesa, fine grains, &c. 



Minnikwad-jeegun A drinking vessel From Minnekwai, he drinks, &c. 

 Tashkeebod-jeegun A saw mill From Taushka, to split, &c. 



Mudwaiabeed-jeegun A violin From Mudwawai, sound, aiab, a 



[string, &c. 

 Sometimes this termination is shortened into gun, as in the following 

 instances. 



Ona-gun A dish. 



Tikkina-gun A cradle. 



Neeba-gun A bed. 



Puddukkyi-gun A fork. 



Puggimma-gun A war-club. 



Opwa-gun A pipe. 



Wassaitshie-gun A window. 



Wakkyi-gun A house. 



Podahwa-gun A fire-place. 



Sheema-gun A lance. 

 Another class of derivatives is formed from wyan, indicating, gene- 

 rally, an undressed skin. Thus — 



Muk-wyan A bear skin From Mukwah, a bear, and wyaun, a 

 Wazhusk-wyan A muskrat skin From Wazhusk, a muskrat, &c. [skin. 

 Wabos-wyan A rabbit skin From Wabos, a rabbit, &c. 

 Neegik-wyan An otter skin From Neegih, an otter, &c. 

 Ojeegi-wyan A fisher skin From Ojeeg, a fisher, &c. 

 Wabizhais-ewyan, a martin skin, from wabizhais, a martin, &c. 



Wabiwyan, a blanket, and bubbuggiwyan, a shirt, are also formed 

 from this root. As the termination wyan, is chiefly restricted to undres- 

 sed skins, or peltries, that of waigin, is, in like manner, generally ap- 

 plied to dressed skins, or to cloths. Thus — 

 Monido-waigin Blue cloth, strouds From Monido, spirit, &c. 



Misk-waigin Red cloth From Miskwa, red, &c. 



