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 864 A. SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES. [iNTROD. tive, and the genitive the noun that governs it. The compara- tive. 1 is formed by the particles yod,ov doy prefixed to the adjec- tive or to the verb ; the superlative by the particles aldu, mu ; diminutives by prefixing or substituting chi or ch ; votum, i son' ; rovhum, ' little child.' Men and women use different words for some degrees of con- sanguinity. The father calls his son votuni', the mother, coni huenihui ; he calls his daughter, nahue, and the mother, coni domo. A brother calls his brothers peni and sisters lamuen ; the sister calls them both lamuen. The nephew calls his pater- nal uncle mulle, and his maternal uncle vuthamun ; the niece calls them respectively llopu and huccu.