The Conjunct Modes in Ojibwa and Potawatomi

Haimiluinen, who gathered his materials from early sources as well as in the field.7 It appears that children are named at two separate occasions. The first name is given on the day of birth; this is necessary lest the child die nameless. In the Jelabuga district, according to Gorodskoj (1864), the midwife gives the first name: 'Der Sohn eines Ivanais erhdilt den Namen Ivaka, Akildis Sohn Akplat, Akmodidias: Akmai u.s.w.'s This procedure, whereby the first few phonemes are echoed through several generations, is well known from other languages, such as ancient Greek.9 The genuine name is given a day or two after birth, also by the midwife. A boy is named after his father, a girl after her mother: 'Der Name wird aus dem des Vaters oder der Mutter so herleitet, dass er leichter auszusprechen waire als der des Vaters oder der Mutter. Heisst der Vater Atapai, so erhilt das Neugeborene den Namen Atui, traigt die Mutter den Namen Lystyvi, so lautet der Tochter Lystai.' The names of siblings begin with identical phonemes or sequences of phonemes. Should a child die, the names of the surviving siblings are changed to begin with a phoneme or sequence of phonemes which is used by another family that happens to be rich in progeny.1'

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