1922, ISBN: 9781130179651

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Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: . . . but at present no one seems to know the symbolism. They say they have always used these forms. Similar designs are used in making their bead necklaces, in painting their cushmas, and in decorating their paddles, tobacco pipes, etc. The rough pottery is used for ordinary cooking purposes; the small bowls, for dipping food and drink from the larger pots; the larger bowls, for passing drink to guests; the larger jars with short necks, for carrying and storing water; and the largest of all are made primarily to hold the intoxicating drink used at the puberty ceremony for girls, and later used for storage purposes. The largest of these chicha jars so far reported is one in the University Museum, Philadelphia, collected by the author in 1914, which is four feet two inches across, and three feet high. Grammar. The plural is formed by adding bu to the singular: dog, otciti; dogs, otcitibu; parrot, wawa; parrots, wawabu. The masculine adds embu to the singular or plural, and the feminine addsaibu; dog, otciti; dog, m. , otcitembu; dog, . , otcitaibu. The conjugation of four verbs, be, speak, live, and bring, follows: Singular 1 iadiki 2 suaikimiiki 3 hariki PRESENT Plural nowariki matoiiki haboriki TO BE, UNANKU Singular 1 buenduraku 2 miaraibirei 3 haraki IMPERFECT Plural kaurakatiriki matokimimoabukanaii rambakandosiwa Singular 1 katanki 2 minkikatana 3 karaka Plural nuarakatinki matokibotakatankenda burakanki TO SPEAK, YOYOIKE Singular 1 uriyoyoikai 2 miasayoyoiwe 3 owariyoyoikai PRESENT Plural nowarayoyoiku malokeyoyoikai owabobiyoyoikai IMPERFECT 1 warayoyoikatiai 2 warayoyoikatiai 3 warayoyoikatiai noaborayoyoikatiai moarayoy oikat iai moarayoyoikatiai CONDITIONAL Singular Plural 1 yoyoitiraibire norawutsatiayoyoitiki 2 yoyoitibiraiki haskatarayoyoibe. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<