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 APP. NO. I.] GRAMMATICAL NOTICES. ATHAPASCAS. 215 ATHAPASCAS. The following paper, which belongs to Mr. Du Ponceau's Col- lection, is the only specimen we have of the grammatical forms of the Chippewyan. The part which relates to verbs will be found inserted amongst the other conjugations. Dinne, 'a person' (male or female). Dinne is sometimes used also in the plural, as dinne aiss i, ' I see or discover peor pie.' Dinne you, ' a man ' ; dinne you Jceh, l two men.' Dinne ~keh is a contraction or corruption of the former. Dinne you thlang, 1 many men.' The word keh is the name given to a person's foot or feet, a shoe or shoes, a track or tracks, either of people or animals, &c. It is also often used to express the numeral two, as fol- lows: Teitchin keh, two pieces of wood, (the ch pronounced as in church.) Teitchin thlang, many pieces of, or much wood. Tsidde keh, two blankets. Keintsee, a pair of shoes. Keintsee keh, two pairs of shoes. Keh keh, two pairs of shoes. Sick keh, my foot ox shoe, and familiarly, my feet, as, ' sick keh ayah/ my feet are sore ; but ' keintsee ' is the proper name for shoes. Sick keh keh, my feet. T'sackhalle, a hat. Sit sackhalle keh, my tivo hats. Nit sackhalle keh, thy tivo hats. Bit saekhallee keh, his two hats, or ' noneh bid tsakhalle keh.' Hoot sackhalle keh, their tivo hats. T'sackhalle thlang net see, thou hast many hats. See aze, my son. See aze keh, my tivo sons. Nee aze keh, thy two sons. Bee aze keh, his two sons. Hoo bee aze keh, their two sons. Il e katae keh thla " g ' ^ } my cUldren -