tinct from the absentive, and is easily recognized, being invariably preceded by moo (ma in future), meaning not; while the absentive case conveys the idea of existence though apart for the time. The dative is rather a locative case, marked by the termination k, a contraction of iktook, of which the original form may be seen almost complete, in Klceboo/dook, meaning in, at, or from Halifax , the Ktcebookt or Uktce—bookt (great harbour) of the Micmacs; the short¬ ened termination is found in wigw&mk and kwedunk. This case when used with names of persons denotes their place of residence, as Polek, 'at Paul's place.' There is little danger of confounding the termination for the dative case with that of the nominative plural animate, for in common unge animate subjects were combined with distinguishing pronouns, and rarely duplicated by the same person; for instance, I have one weapon, one net, one kettle, one sun, one moon, etc. The Vocative termination does not differ from the nominative in the singular of nouns or combined nouns and pronouns, except in the famil}- terms two, my father, n'l:ejet my mother, n'wkeje, my sister, and u&en, my younger brother. Inanimate nouns, like neuter in Latin, retain the same form in accusative as nominative. DECLENSION OF Icenum, A MAN, (ANIMATE). Singular. Plural. Nominative, tcenum, a man. tcenumook. Dative,tcemimi ktoofc, from, with or by a man. tcenuinooiklook. Accusative, tceunnwol, a man (objective). tcenumoo. Vocative, tcenum ! O man ! tcenumootool. Absentive, tcinumok, an absent or dead man. tcenumoogwik. Negative, moo tc'enumenook, not a man. moo tcenwmooenooh. Terminative, tcenumii, a man (and that ends it), tcenumoogwoo. DECLENSION OF wigw&m, A DWELLING (inanimate). Singular. Plural, Nom. wigwam. iirigw&mel. Dat wigw&mk. vdgwameliUool\ Ace. wigw&mool. wigwdnwo. Voc. wigwam. wig%vamootool. Abs. wigw&mok. K'igwa'mooltijik. Neg. moo wigw&menook. moo wigw&mooenook. Term, wigw&mu. wigw&moog-voo.