Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 10; Volume 20The Society, 1843 - Massachusetts For the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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... that there is no diversity of gender , either in nouns or pronouns . The very same words express he and she , • [ See Note 1. EDIT . ] [ See Note 2. EDIT . ] him and her . * Hence , when the Mohegans '90 THE INDIAN LANGUAGES .
... that there is no diversity of gender , either in nouns or pronouns . The very same words express he and she , • [ See Note 1. EDIT . ] [ See Note 2. EDIT . ] him and her . * Hence , when the Mohegans '90 THE INDIAN LANGUAGES .
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... nouns . In this particular the ⚫ structure of the language coincides with that of the He- brew , in an instance in which the Hebrew differs from all the languages of Europe , ancient or modern . How- ever , the use of the affixed ...
... nouns . In this particular the ⚫ structure of the language coincides with that of the He- brew , in an instance in which the Hebrew differs from all the languages of Europe , ancient or modern . How- ever , the use of the affixed ...
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... noun substantive , man : that turned into a verb neuter of the third person singular , becomes ne- mannauwoo , as in Latin it is said , græcor , græcatur , & c . Thus they turn any substantive whatever into a verb neuter ‡ as ...
... noun substantive , man : that turned into a verb neuter of the third person singular , becomes ne- mannauwoo , as in Latin it is said , græcor , græcatur , & c . Thus they turn any substantive whatever into a verb neuter ‡ as ...
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... nouns or pronouns . The very same words express he and she , him and her . " So Eliot says of the Massachusetts dialect : " The variation of Nouns is not by male and female , as in other , learned languages , and in European nations ...
... nouns or pronouns . The very same words express he and she , him and her . " So Eliot says of the Massachusetts dialect : " The variation of Nouns is not by male and female , as in other , learned languages , and in European nations ...
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... nouns are not " varied by cases , cadencies and endings ; " he , however , adds " yet there seemeth to be one cadency or case of the first declination of the form animate , which endeth in oh , uh or ah , viz . when an animate noun ...
... nouns are not " varied by cases , cadencies and endings ; " he , however , adds " yet there seemeth to be one cadency or case of the first declination of the form animate , which endeth in oh , uh or ah , viz . when an animate noun ...
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