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... verb ; conversion of nouns , & c . into verbs , reciprocal ; pronouns , 174 Transitions , 183 Tenses and moods , compound words , multiplied forms , defective information , 197 Suggestions respecting highly inflected languages ...
... verb ; conversion of nouns , & c . into verbs , reciprocal ; pronouns , 174 Transitions , 183 Tenses and moods , compound words , multiplied forms , defective information , 197 Suggestions respecting highly inflected languages ...
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... verbs are used according to the subject of the action ; for instance , that , instead of the verb nimitisson which signifies " I eat , " another verb must be used if you spe- cify the thing which you eat . Secondly , that there is a ...
... verbs are used according to the subject of the action ; for instance , that , instead of the verb nimitisson which signifies " I eat , " another verb must be used if you spe- cify the thing which you eat . Secondly , that there is a ...
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... verbs have their moods , times , and persons ; and they have different conju- gations , according to the difference of ... verb " drives , " should be rakhineou . Now , in order to say " The wind drives the snow , " the Indians , instead ...
... verbs have their moods , times , and persons ; and they have different conju- gations , according to the difference of ... verb " drives , " should be rakhineou . Now , in order to say " The wind drives the snow , " the Indians , instead ...
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... verb ; and the author resorts to the supposition that the Ottomies borrowed their conjugations from the Mexicans . on every other subject which he has discussed . Much 144 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES .
... verb ; and the author resorts to the supposition that the Ottomies borrowed their conjugations from the Mexicans . on every other subject which he has discussed . Much 144 [ INTROD . A SYNOPSIS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES .
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... verb , such as Soui for Je suis . In one , in the Ardennes , the pronoun coalesces with the noun , as in our Indian languages ; M'per , and S'per , for Mon père and Son père . Mr. Heckewelder's apostrophe has , probably for the same ...
... verb , such as Soui for Je suis . In one , in the Ardennes , the pronoun coalesces with the noun , as in our Indian languages ; M'per , and S'per , for Mon père and Son père . Mr. Heckewelder's apostrophe has , probably for the same ...
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