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be compared to a very coarfe or harfh method of lifping. It 1778. 
is difficult to reprefent this found by any compolition of our , ApnL 
letters, unlefs, fomehow, from Ifztbl. This is one of their 
molt ufual terminations, though we fometimes found it in 
the beginning of words. The next molt general termina¬ 
tion is compofed of tl ; and many words end with z and fs* 
A fpecimen or two, of each of thefe, is here put down: 
Opulfzthl\ 
Onulfztbl , 
Kahfheetl , 
'PeeJJjcheetl^ 
KooomitZy 
QuabmifSy 
The fun. 
The moon. 
Dead. 
To throw a hone. 
A human fcull. 
Fiffi roe. 
They feem to take fo great a latitude in their mode of 
lpeaking, that I have fometimes obferved four or five dif¬ 
ferent terminations of the fame word. This is a circum- 
ftance very puzzling at firft to a ftranger, and marks a 
great imperfection in their language. 
As to the compolition of it, we can fay very little; having 
been fcarcely able to diftinguilh the feveral parts of fpeech. 
It can only be inferred, from their method of lpeaking, 
which is very flow and diftinct, that it has few prepofitions 
or conjunctions ; and, as far as we could difcover, is delti- 
tute of even a Angle interjection, to exprefs admiration or 
furprize. From its having few conjunctions, it may be 
conceived, that thefe being thought unneceflary, as being 
underftood, each Angle word, with them, will alfo exprefs 
a great deal, or comprehend feveral Ample ideas; which 
feems to be the cafe. But, for the fame reafon, the lan¬ 
guage will be defective in other refpects; not having words 
to diftinguifli or exprefs dilferences which really exit, and 
hence 
