A dictionary of the Numípu or Nez Perce language

1895·26.7 MB·English

by  Morvillo, Anthony, author

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DICTIONARY
OF THE
Numipu or Nez Perce Language,
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ENGLISH NEZ PERCE.
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ST. IGNATIUS’ MISSION PRINT,
MONTANA.
1896.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1895, by
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In the office (|f the Lib«*arian of Congress, at Washington.
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. . PBELIMINABY RIMAEKS.
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PronKncfatioti of the orthography adopted
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in writing the Indian language.
Pronounce all the vowels as in the Patin or German
language.
¥, as in the English word yetloio.
Hj with a very slight aspiration.
X
G> as Ch in the German language or as in the Greek.
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S, as in the English word she.
W
U, follow^ed by A, E, J, as in the English language
;
but, if it is accented or preceded by a consonant, it retains
its proper sound, as said in the pronunciation of vowels.
Z, as in the German language or as jin the English
word chintz.
The connection of Ck, which occurs a few times, is pro-
nounced as double K.
Many slight alterations in pronouncing the Indian vowels
can only be learned by hearing.
EEMAEKS •EEGAEDING THE VEEBS.
Of verbs ini» this Dictionary is given the first person of
the present tense in the Indicative mood.
The verbs, whose termination in the present tense of the
Indicative mood is sa or se, form the indefinite past by
dropping s.
Those verbs, whose termination sa or se is preceded by
one of the vowels a, e. o, ii, form their past indefinite by
changing s into
The, verbs, which in the present tense of the Indicative
mood terminate in za or ze, form the indefinite past by
changing z into ii.
The future tense of all the verbs is formed from the
past indefinite by changing the termination or e into ii.
Those verbs, whose future tense is wanting in the follow-
ing catalogue, have no proper form for their indefinite past,
and the one given has the meaning of an imperfect tense.
Any verb, which in the formation of its past indefinite
deviate from the foregoing rules, is given in the following
catalogue.