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APP. NO. II.] CONJUGATIONS AND TRANSITIONS. 275 B. MUSKHOGEE TRANSITIONS OF THE PRESENT OF THE INDICATIVE. wonnayi, to tic. I tie wonni yest || we wonni yist || we two hokolid wonni yist thou " wonni yichkist j| ye wonni yachkist || he ** jwonni ist || they wonni yagist him. them. d c a d c he wonni ist wonn awagist they wonni yagist wonn awajagist I wonni yest wonn awajest dual we hokolid wonni yist hokolid wonn awajist plur. we homulgiad wonni yist homulgiad wonn awajist thou wonni yichkist wonn awajichkist ye homulgot wonni yachkist homulgot wonn awajachkist thee.

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d be a d c he chi wonni ist homulgin chi wonni ist they chi wonni yagist homulgin chi wonn azrajagist 1 chi wonni yest homulgin chi wonni yagest dual we hokolid chi wonni yist hokolid chi wonni yugist plur. we homulgiad che wonni yist homulgin chi wonni <iM?ayugist me. us. d b c a d b c a he cha wonni ist homulgin po wonni ist they cha wonni yagist homulgin po wonn yagist thou cha wonni yichkist homulgin po wonni yichkist ye homulgot cha wonni yachkist homulgin po wonni yachkist us two. he hokolin po wonni ist they hokolin po wonn atom agist thou hokolin po wonni yichkist ye hokolin po wonni yachkist The Muskhogee pronouns used with verbs are I we thou 11 they yest, me cha, yist, us po, yichkist, thee chi, yachkist, you chi, ist, him yagist, them awa, Columns marked a nom. case pronoun bobj. " " c verb d pi. and dual distinctions. As there is no distinction between the dual and plural of the pronouns of the first and second person, nor between the nominative and objective cases of the second, the words, in the nominative, homulgiad, (or homulgot) and hokolid; in the objective case, homulgin and hokolin, are used, homulgiad and homulgin, to designate the plural, and hokolid and hokolin, to designate the dual.

  • It is apprehended that there are some errors in some of these forms

which terminate in the second person plural.