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Gonieshce,

it is not, i. e.I have no knife with me or it is nothere.

N. B. -

I t must be borne

minrl, that «to be in a place or

locality

must be rendered by

beshc

when it is used in defe–

rence to persons, btlt in regard to tb ings,

damershc, nenshc

onshc,

are empleyed.

The verb «to have », consirlerecl as a mere auxiliary, has

no equivalent in this language, but when it

mea.ns

to possess,

bold, etc., is translatecl by

heleshcen

baiirshc,

viz.

Gaii lwleshcen ya

yash

c~m

helec1m,

I have a house.

.Aniel heleshcen ?na

niash amiel helecen,

thou hast chilclren.

Emvoi heleshcen da.

dash ewvoi helecen,

he has children.

Zoi heleshcen 1ish10a'

iishwnsh zoi helecen,

we have cattle, etc.

Interrogatives.

Heleme111Jaiken ma?

bast thou

knife?

H elemen d'anielt

ha!> be (or ¡¡he) childreu

H elemen mesh pesho ?

have yon money

Y it brmrshc haken,

have book .

Met /Jmirshc kolen,

t hon lrnst a nceclle.

Intrrrog.

Met baw·shmo winel?

hast thou children

When an acljective or numer::i.l occurs in snch phrases to qna.–

lify tbe noun

heleshcen

(or

bcmrshc)

is omitted ancl tbe affixes

shcen

(or

men

for interrogatories) joinecl to the qnalifying worcl;

viz.

Seiwwn m'amzel?

hast thon many chilclren

Yuceshcen yi mnel,

have (bnt)

few

chilclren.

Seushcen yecenicen,

I have

IDLlCh

property.

Yiwemen in'emvoi,

lrnve you (but) few

horses~

Jo.feshce yi llen,

ha.ve

one brother.

·wcwieshce cl'llenon,

he has two sisters.

Gzenshc yi caiil,

have

fi ve

horse.s.

l•l'i'lle

cage.shce 1ish ynlboc,

1·c

cight gu11s.