Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River / Embracing an Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Nominative.	Môz, a Moose.
	Môzôg, Moose.
1 & 2d P.	My Ni Môz-oom.
	Thy Ki Môz-oom.
	Our Ki Môz-oominân. (in.)
	Our Ki Môz-oominân. (ex.)
	Your Ki Môz-oominân. (in.)
3rd P.	His O Môz oom (un.)
	Their O Môz oomiwa (n.)

aw. Additional declension, required when the noun ends in the broad, instead of the long sound of a, forming the possessive in âm, and the objective in âmun.

Nominative.	Ogimâ, a Chief.
	Ogimâg, Chiefs.
1 & 2d P.	My Ni Dôgim âm.
	Thy Ki Dôgim âm.
	Our Ki Dôgim âminân. (in.)
	Our Ni Dôgim âminân. (ex.)
	Your Ki Dôgim âmiwâ.
3rd P.	His O Dôgim âm (un.)
	Their O Dôgim âmiwâ (n.)

The abbreviations, in. and ex. in these declensions, mark the inclusive and exclusive forms of the pronoun plural. The inflection of the third person, as it is superadded to the first and second, is included between parentheses, that the eye, unaccustomed to these extended forms, may readily detect it.

Where the inseparable, instead of the separable pronoun is employed, the possessive inflection of the first and second person is dispensed with, although the inflection of the third is still retained.

Os: Father.

S. singular.
Nos.	My father.
Kos.	Thy father.
Os-un,	His father. Sing. and plural.
Nos-inân.	Our father. (ex.)
Kos-inân.	Our father. (in.)
Kos-iwâ.	Your father.
Os-iwân.	Their father. Sing. and plural.
S. plural.
Nos-ug.	My fathers.
Kos-ug.	Thy fathers.
Os-un.	His fathers. Sing. and plural.
Nos-inân ig.	Our fathers. (ex.)
Kos-inân ig.	Our fathers. (in.)
Kos-iwâg.	Your fathers.
Os-iwân.	Their fathers. Sing. and plural.

The word dog, and this word alone, is declined in the following manner.

Annimoosh: a Dog.

S. singular.
Nin	Dy (or Di)	My dog.
Ki	Dy	Thy dog.
O	Dy-un	His dog or dogs.
Ki	Dy-inân	Our dog (in.)
Ni	Dy-inân	Our dog (ex.)
Ki	Dy-iwâ	Your dog.
O	Dy-iwân	Their dog, &c.
S. plural.
Nin	Dy-ug	My dogs.
Ki	Dy-ug	Thy dogs.
O	Dy-un	His dogs, &c.
Ki	Dy-inânig	Our dogs (in.)
Ni	Dy-inânig	Our dogs (ex.)
Ki	Dy-iwâg	Your dogs.
O	Dy-iwân	His dogs, &c.