The use of this pronoun, like the preceding, appears to be confined to simple interrogative forms. The word auneen, which sometimes supplies its place, or is used for want of the pronoun which, is an adverb, and has considerable latitude of meaning. Most commonly it may be considered as the equivalent for how, in what manner, or at what time.
| What do you say? | Auneen akeedöyun? |
| What do you call this? | Auneen aizheneekaudahmun maundun?(i.) |
| What ails you? | Auneen aindeeyun? |
| What is your name? | Auneen aizheekauzoyun? |
| Which do you mean; this or that?(an.) | Auneen ah-owainud, woh-ow gämau ewidde? |
| Which do you mean; this or that?(in.) | Auneen eh-eu ewaidumun oh-oo gãmau ewaidde? |
| Which boy do you mean? | Auneen ah-ow-ainud? |
By adding to this word, the particle de, it is converted into an adverb of place, and may be rendered where.
| Where do you dwell? | Auneende aindauyun? |
| Where is your son? | Auneende ke gwiss? |
| Where did you see him? | Auneende ke waubumud? |
becomes quite necessary in writing the language. And in the following sentences, the substantive is properly employed after the pronoun.
| This dog is very lean, | Gitshee bukaukdoozo woh-ow annemoosh. |
| These dogs are very lean, | Gitshee bukauddoozowug o-goo annemooshug. |
| Those dogs are fat, | Ig-eu annemooshug ween-in-oawug. |
| That dog is fat, | Ah-ow annemoosh ween-in-ao. |
| This is a handsome knife, | Gagait onishishin maundun mokomahn. |
| These are handsome knives, | Gagait wahwinaudj o-noo mokomahnun. |
| Those are bad knives, | Monaududön in-euwaidde mokomahnun. |
| Give me that spear, | Meezhishin eh-eu ahnitt. |
| Give me those spears, | Meezhishin in-eu unnewaidde ahnitteen. |
| That is a fine boy, | Gagait kwonaudj ah-ow kweewezains. |
| Those are fine boys, | Gagait wahwinaudj ig-euwaidde kweewezainsug. |
| This boy is larger than that, | Nahwudj mindiddo woh-ow kweewezains ewaidde dush. |
| That is what I wanted, | Meeh-eu wau iauyaumbaun. |
| This is the very thing I wanted, | Mee-suh oh-oo wau iauyaumbaun. |
In some of these expressions, the pronoun combines with an adjective, as in the compound words, ineuwaidde, and igeuwaidde, those yonder, (in.) and those yonder (an.) Compounds which exhibit the full pronoun in coalescence with the word Ewaidde yonder.
CHRONOLOGY.
Columbus discovered the West Indies Oct. 12, 1492.
Americo Vespucio, discovered the coast of South America, 1497.
Cabot discovered the North American coast 1497.
De Leon discovered Florida 1512.
Cortes, enters the city of Mexico, after a siege, Aug. 13, 1521.
Verrizani, is said to have entered the bay of New York, 1524.
Cartier discovered the St. Lawrence, 1534.
Jamestown, in Virginia, is founded, 1608.
Acknowledged date of the settlement of Canada, 1608.
Hudson discovers the river bearing his name, 1609.
The Dutch build a fort near Albany, 1614.
The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Dec. 22, 1620.
New Amsterdam taken from the Dutch by the Duke of York and Albany and named New York 1664.
La Salle discovers the Illinois in upper Louisiana 1678.
discovers Lower Louisiana, and is killed 1685.