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Page 171
... dual , more generally a definite or special plural , occasionally assuming both forms . It is represented as a pure dual by the grammarians of the Eskimau , and of the language of Chili ; and it appears to be such in the Athapasca . In ...
... dual , more generally a definite or special plural , occasionally assuming both forms . It is represented as a pure dual by the grammarians of the Eskimau , and of the language of Chili ; and it appears to be such in the Athapasca . In ...
Page 172
... dual , or a defi- nite plural . It appears to be a dual in the Muskhogee . In the Cherokee , the distinctions connected with number are more minute than in the Algonkin and Choctaw . There are in that language distinct words or ...
... dual , or a defi- nite plural . It appears to be a dual in the Muskhogee . In the Cherokee , the distinctions connected with number are more minute than in the Algonkin and Choctaw . There are in that language distinct words or ...
Page 173
... dual applies not only to pronouns , but also to nouns which , in that number have a distinct inflection from the plural , viz . k : iglo , a house ' ; dual , igluk ; plural , iglut . In all the other languages , the inflection of nouns ...
... dual applies not only to pronouns , but also to nouns which , in that number have a distinct inflection from the plural , viz . k : iglo , a house ' ; dual , igluk ; plural , iglut . In all the other languages , the inflection of nouns ...
Page 178
... dual and plurals , the inflections which designate the number affect particularly , and in some languages exclusively , the pronouns ; varying , for the dual and plural and for their subdivisions , according to the nature of each ...
... dual and plurals , the inflections which designate the number affect particularly , and in some languages exclusively , the pronouns ; varying , for the dual and plural and for their subdivisions , according to the nature of each ...
Page 182
... dual , or to a specific definite plural ; and , in some languages , they have carefully distinguished the several species of dual , and given distinct names to each species , in the Cherokee and Iroquois , for instance , to thou and I ...
... dual , or to a specific definite plural ; and , in some languages , they have carefully distinguished the several species of dual , and given distinct names to each species , in the Cherokee and Iroquois , for instance , to thou and I ...
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Abenakis adjectives Algonkin Algonkin-Lenape American amongst animate appear Athapasca belonging Boston called Capt Captain Carolina Catawbas Charlevoix Cherokee Chicasas Chippeways Choctaw Christian Indians colony conjugation Creeks degree of north Delawares dialects dual east eastern enemy English ermikp Eskimaux father Five Nations French Gookin Grammar hundred Hurons Indian languages inflections inhabitants Island Lake lands Lenape living lungiha Massachusetts mentioned Miamis miles Mississippi Mohawks Mountains mouth Muskhogee Nanticokes Narragansets neen north latitude nouns object plural possessive praying Indians prefixed principal probably pronouns Red River respect Sachem Sauks second person settlements Shawnoes sing singular Sioux Six Nations South Carolina southern speak Susquehannocks tenses termination territory thee third person thou thousand souls tion tokchě transitions treaty treaty of Easton tsheeng Tuscaroras Tuteloes verb vicinity villages vocabulary wadchan warriors western Woccons wonni words Wyandots Yamassees