| Nom. | tät | Gen. | tätte | Dat. or Acc. | tätta |
2d DECLENSION OF THE WORD KUKU, THE QUAIL.
| Nom. | kuku | Gen. | kukuri | Dat. or Acc. | kukuri |
8th DECLENSION OF THE WORD CHI, THE BIRD.
| Nom. | chi | Gen. | chimiku | Dat. or Acc. | chimi |
9th DECLENSION OF THE WORD TUTZI, THE TIGER.
| Nom. | tutzi | Gen. | tutziku | Dat. or Acc. | tutzi |
Abstract terms are formed by the affix ragua;—massi, father; massiragua, paternity; naideni, good; naideniragua, goodness. The word ahka is used for a like purpose;—uri, man; uriahka, humanity; tossai, white; tossaiahka, whiteness. To express a local noun, the syllable de is added;—denide, place of light; neomachide, difficult place. Suraua, guëua, ena, en, essa, and otze, signify much, and are used to form superlatives. Personal pronouns are:—ne, I; ta, we; ma, thou; emido, you; i or it, he or she; me, they. Possessive pronouns are:—no, mine; tamo, ours; amo, thine; emo, yours; are, araku, his; mereki, theirs.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB NE HIO, I PAINT.
| PRESENT INDICATIVE. | |||
| I paint, | ne hio | We paint, | ta, or tamido hio |
| Thou paintest, | ma hio | You paint, | emido hio |
| He paints, | i hio | They paint, | me hio |
| IMPERFECT. | PERFECT. | ||
| I painted, | ne hiokaru | I have painted, | ne hiosia, or ne hiove |
| PLUPERFECT. | FIRST FUTURE. | ||
| I had painted, | ne hiosiruta | I shall paint, | ne hiosea |
| SECOND FUTURE. | |||
| I shall have painted, | ne hioseave | ||
| IMPERATIVE. | |||
| Paint thou, | hiotte | Paint you, | hiovu |
| Let him paint, | hioseai | Let them paint, | hioseame |
| Painting, | hiopa, or hioko | ||
| Having painted, | hiosaru, or hiositzi | ||
| Having to paint, | hioseakoko, or hioseakiko | ||
| He who shall paint, | hioseakame | ||
| He who paints, | kiokame | ||
| He who painted, | hiosi | ||