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plural substantive becomes taboosijik, and, when joined with one of the inanimate class, laboogul. Let us conjugate labor), for besides meaning ‘two.’ it also means ‘there are two of us.’

PRESENT TENSE, INDICATIVE Moor), ANIMATE, POSITIVE.

Ist Per (inc.) tabooséekw, there are two of us (you and I).

Ist Per (exc.) labooséek, there are two of us (he and 1).

2nd tabooseok, there are two of you

3rd (animate), taboosijz'lz, there are two of them, (trees or persons). 3rd (inanimate) taboogul, there are two of them, (logs or things).

IMPERFECT TENSE, INDICATIVE M001).

Ist Per (inc.) tabooségoop, there were two of us, [you and I].

Ist Per (exc.) tabooségup, there were two of us, [he and I].

2nd tabuoseogup, there were two of you.

3rd (animate) taboosz‘bmzz‘k. there were two of them (trees or persons)

3rd (inanimate) taboosibzmool, there were two of them, (logs or things).

FUTURE TENSE, INDICATIVE Moon.

Ist Per. (inclusive) taboosedukszmoo, there will be two of us [you and I]. ‘

xst Per. [exclusive] laboosedesunen, there will be two of us, [he and 1].

2nd Per. taboosedoksup, there will be two of you.

3rd Per (animate) tabooséduk, there will be two of them [trees or persons].

3rd Per. [inanimate] taboose‘dool, there will be two of them [logs or things].

Pronouns.

Pronouns are Personal, Relative, Interrogative and Demon- strative. The relative idea is however most often conveyed by the use of participles, as when in English we say ‘I saying‘ instead of using the relative in ‘I who say,’ Articles or Adjective-Pronouns do not occur in Micmac; the Demonstratives ‘this’ and ‘that’ with their plurals ‘ these ’ and ‘those ’ are represented by three forms each :——

Sing. this, 00!, cold, and mt (used with imperatives). Plu. these, weget, wegoolzi, Negoold.