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 APP. NO. Jr.] CONJUGATIONS AND TRANSITIONS. 289 I. COMPARATIVE VIEW. DELAWARE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND CHIPPEWAY TRANSI- TIONS. PRESENT INDICATIVE. The obelisk (t) stands for the unchanged verb. Sing, to sing. he — him thou — him I— « he — me it —thee I — thee thou — me Sing.toplur. he — them thou — " /— " he — us " - — you 1 — you thou — us Plur.to sing. they — him ye— " we — " they — me " — thee we — thee ye — me Plur.to plur, they — them ye — " we — " they — us " — you we — you ye — us DELAWARE. MASSACHUSETTS. CIIIPPEWAV. a b d a b d a c b d w'f *ak oo f u ot en aun k' t a koo t ket in ah n' t a noo t neen t en aun n' t uk noo f uk neen t en ik k' t ok koo t uk ket en ik k' t 1 koo t sh ket en in k' t i koo t eh ket ish w' t a wak oo f uh ot in aun k' t a wak koo f oog ket in aug n' t a wak noo f oog neen t en aug n' t S una { koo t uk qun {ket en ik owa k' t g uwa koo t uk oo ket en ik owau •k' t lo humo koo tun umwo ket en en im k' t i neen koo t i mun ket ish e min w' t a newo oo ouh ot in ah waun k' t a newo koo t au ket in ah wau n' t a neen noo t oun neen t in ah naun n' t g e noo t uk quog ne t in eg oag k' t S e koo t uk quog ket in eg oag k' t le neen koo t un umun ket en in e nim k' t i hi mo koo t im woo ket izh e min w' t a wawak oo 1 ounak ot in ah waun k' t a wawak koo t oog ket in ah waug n' t a wawuna noo t ounonog tket in ah nanik n' t g eneen noo t uk qunonog {ket in eg owaug k' t g ehimo koo t uk oo-og kt in eg owaug k' t lo hena koo un unumon kt in un e nim k' t i hena koo t i mun kt iz-zh e min a, Initial characteristic ; — b, inserted characteristic ; — d, plural terminations. c. This expletive en seems peculiar to the Chippeway. '* He — him } ah, wall, gol, &c. vol. ii. 37 { First person, plural inclusive.