function by a rule of internal sandhi. The last ending in the list is the most commonly seen diminutive. The following are the affixes themselves: -ins ex: 'little stick' -ēns ex: 'small cord' -ēs or -īs ex: 'small coal' -iss ex: 'old woman' -ēss ex: 'muskrat' -ess ex: 'ant' Verbs There are three types of verb affixes of the Powhatan language, all of which are inflective. Powhatan is a language that follows an agglutinative pattern. Although it might have lost some of its strict rules, there is a clear pattern where the indication of person is mainly consistent regardless of the type or class of verbs. Animate intransitive independent verbs The chart below presents the affixes taken by animate intransitive verbs. The first and second singular persons usually take the ne-/ ke- prefix, unless the verb ends with a long ā, in which case it takes a ne-m/ke-m circumfix. In the plural, first person has two forms, 'we' inclusive and 'we' exclusive. Transitive inanimate independent indicative verbs The second group of verbs is for inanimate transitive verbs. These verbs only have singular subjects, but that does not prevent them from having a singular and plural form. These verbs also fall into three different classes of their own and well as two negative forms. Transitive animate verbs This class of verb is used to express actions done to other people and things. Notice the hierarchy that occurs, especially in the first singular form with a second singular object. When referring to an I–to–you relationship, like 'I love you,' a variant of the second person prefix, ko-, is used instead of the first person ne- prefix even though 'I' is the subject. Syntax Possibly due to the fact that Siebert's research was more focused on reconstructing Powhatan for the purpose of comparing it to Proto-Algonquian or because the notes of Smith and Strachey do not lend themselves to analyzing it, syntax is not discussed in Siebert's research nor are there any examples of what sentences might have been like. However, by looking at other languages in the same family as Powhatan, some basic patterns can be established: It has been established that Powhatan is considered an agglutinative language, meaning that morphemes can be added on to words to communicate more descriptive meanings. This happens especially in verbs, allowing one long word to basically represent a whole sentence. This almost eliminates the importance