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 234 A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES. [iNTROD. If two adjectives meet and one coalesces with a substantive, that which becomes a verb is placed last ; Unquequeki hotihcktc, * all men are corrupted.' But if not coalescing, the substantive is placed between the adjective and the verb ; Oqueki unquehogu Jwtihckte ' all men are corrupted.' Scata, ' one,' and tekeni, ' two/ may coalesce with a sub- stantive ; sk, s, or tsh, ' one,' and t, or ti, ' two,' being respec- tively placed before, and tat, or to, ' one,' and age, ' two,' at the end of the substantive ; ganhoclara, door, skanhochwata, a door : unquc, man, shiunquetat, a man ; tiunquetage, two men. ojata, person, sajadat, masc. ) sgajadat, fern. J a person. But usage alone can learn when these two words, one and two, do or do not coalesce with a substantive. The adjective ' many,' is often supplied by iotgate, ' mul- titude ' ; unqucgotgate, ' many men.' The comparative is formed by adding haga, or tshikha ; the superlative by adding tshick to the positive. Some have no comparative. Others have no superlative and substitute aquas, c very.' Pronouns absolute, personal and possessive: — 'I,' 'mine/ i; c thou/ 'thine/ his; ' he/ c his/ hauha; 'she/ gauha; 'we/ ni 'ye/ his ; 'they/ masc. honuha, fern, snuha. In composition, the following are placed before verbs, and also before nouns, those marked * excepted. SINGULAR. PLURAL. 1st per. 2nd. 3d. 3d fern. 1st per. 2nd. 3d. 3d fern ga, sa, ha, unque, s'wa, hoti, g e > se, ho, tiunque, s'we, hati, tessa, hunti, tesse, hunna, tga, wash, t'ha, tiago, t'wa, tess'wa, tge, tessa, t'ho, t'go, tiuque, wakge, tishi, go, tago, t'hiti, t'hoti, t'hunti. gunti, t'gunti. In passive : — '1/ Junlci ; ' thou/ Jetsa ; ' he/ fhuwa, wahuwa ;
 * waga,
 * wassa,
 * waha,
 * wage,
 * wasse,
 * waho,
 * tshiaqua,
 * wahunna,
 * wahunti,