Part 27 (1/2)

3d pers. tahboosee-dak = there will be 2 of them, etc.

The negative form is also comprehended in the list of possible variations.

Thus, _tahboo-seekw_, there are not 2 of them; _mah tahboo-seekw_, there will not be 2 of them; and so on, through all the changes which the conjugation of the verb permits.

OLD ALGONQUIN.

1. peygik.

2. ninsh.

3. nisswey.

4. neyoo.

5. nahran = gone.

6. ningootwa.s.soo = 1 on the other side.

7. ninshwa.s.soo = 2 on the other side.

8. nisswa.s.so = 3 on the other side.

9. shanga.s.soo [akin to chagisse, ”used up”].

10. mita.s.soo = no further.

OMAHA.

1. meeachchee.

2. nomba.

3. rabeenee.

4. tooba.

5. satta = hand, _i.e._ all the fingers turned down.

6. shappai = 1 more.

7. painumba = fingers 2.

8. pairabeenee = fingers 3.

9. shonka = only 1 finger (remains).

10. kraibaira = unbent.[302]

CHOCTAW.

1. achofee.

2. tuklo.

3. tuchina.

4. ushta.

5. tahlape = the first hand ends.

6. ha.n.a.li.

7. untuklo = again 2.

8. untuchina = again 3.

9. chokali = soon the end; _i.e._ next the last.

10. pokoli.

CADDOE.

1. kouanigh.

2. behit.