Not only can the objective be exchanged for the nomi the qualifying word admits of many euphonious ex but native,

terms.

changes, and it may itself be employed as an objective, and the nominative itself thrown in the body of the terms as a qualify ing syllable ; producing a set of words like those heard in Peoria and Kaskaskia, where the terminal syllable, ia, denotes fair or

In these terms the syllable

beautiful. drift, is

denoting pebble or

os y

the adjunct noun.

Adbsia

.

Abbsia, Patbsia,

Fair deer land,

.

.

.

.

Fair home land,

.

.

" "

.

Fair hill,

.

From Adic.

.

.

Abia. Isbpatina.

.

" If the terminal ome or

oma, as it is heard in Gitchig-oma, be employed, we have a set of terms denoting water prospects.

Good water.

Min-b-ma, Mos-b-ma t

.

.

Mon-b-ma,

.

.

Mok-b-ma, Ac-b-ma t

.

.

.

.

.

.

Moose water.

.

.

.

.

Spirit water.

Spring water.

Rock water.

" The

particle na as heard in Namikong, denotes excellent, abundant, surpassing. By taking this for the objective syllable,

and retaining the same nominative, and the same qualifying syllable made use of above, the resulting terms are as follows :

Min-ia-na, Ack-ia-na, Tig-ia-na,

Mon-ia-na, 2.

.... .... ..... ....

Terms from the Iroquois.

water ; tar,

rock ;

on^ hill ;

Good, fair and excellent. " " land.

"

"

spirits.

The syllables co, a cascade asto, a

defile,

Ti-at-at-ea

.

.