The arrangement of the vowelic classes is so important to any correct view of the grammar of the language, and is, at the same time, so regular, euphonious, and philosophical, that it
on the mind, by presenting a tabular
will impress it the better
view of it.
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CORRESPONDING CLASSES OF VERBS. Epicene Substantives. 1.
2.
Words ending in " " " "
3'
"... '*'" .
.
"
5.
a .
.
.
"... .
4.
PLURAL INFLECTIONS.
...
e i
.
o
u
.... ... .... ... .... .... ... ....
ag eg i'g
6g ug
Anti-epicene Substantives.
i.
3.
4. 5.
... "... "
Words ending in " " "
"
"
a .
i
.
"
"
"
*
.
.
e
...
o u
.
.
.
an en in
on .
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APPENDIX.
Epicene Verbs. CLASS OF CONJUGATIONS. i.
Verbs ending in ee
tt
.
ft
tt
It
-
"
a or ag e or eg i
.
" 5.
.
ii
in class a
or i'g
6 or 6g
.
.
.
.
or iig
Anti-Epicene Verbs.
Verbs ending in
.
a or an e or en i'
.
n
or in
6 or on
.
.
ii
in class a .
.
or iin
6. Radices. The Algonquin language is founded on roots or primary elements having a meaning by themselves. As waub, to see ; paup, to laugh ; wa, to move in space ; bwa^
The theory of its orthography is to employ these sounds in combination, and not as disjunctive elements, primary