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GRAMMAR OF THE LANGUAGE 



[adjective verbs.] 



9 Class II. 



Contains only the pure adjectives in wi. which see above page 104. 



Class III. — In u or o. 



Schahacbgekhasu, long, straight, striped. 



Sassapeekhasu, speckled. 



Psacquilchasu, crucified (he is) 

 Psacquitchasoop, he was crucified. 



Wiyagaskau, fickle. 



Wtacksu, soft, tender, supple. 



Wschewinaxu, wschewinaquot, painful. 



Waliechtschessu, puchtschessu, hollow (a tree). 



Tachpachaxu, little, mean. 



Schiphasu or schipenasu, spread out, extended, 

 from schiphammen, to spread, extend 



Schipenasike, when it is stretched, spread out, 

 extended 



Schipenasop, it was stretched, spread out, ex- 

 tended. 



Piselisso, it is wrinkled 



Piselid tulpe, a large sea tortoise, so called be- 

 cause its shell is soft and its skin wrinkled. 



Pimochkhasu, stirred, moved 

 Pimochkhasoop, it was stirred, moved 

 Pimochkhasike, if it was stirred, moved. 



Machtu, machtitso, bad 



Machtitso sipo, a bad creek (to cross) 



Machtitsoop, it was bad. 



Machtississi, thou art ugly, dirty looking 

 Machtississu, he is ugly, dirty looking. 



Gischatnbeso, bound. 



Aschukiso, to be poor, worth nothing, to be a 



beggar 

 N'daschuki, I am poor 

 K'daschuki, thou art poor 

 Wdaschuku. he is poor 

 Aschukiso, one who is poor 

 W'daschukuwak, they are poor 

 \scbiikoop, to have been poor 

 Mote. — Although the Indians often apply this 



word to themselves, yet it is an insult if applied 

 to them by another. 



Wulisso, good, handsome 

 Wulilissin, to be good 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 



PRESENT TENSE. 



Singular. 

 Nulilissi, I am good 

 Kulilissi, thou art good 

 Wulilissu, he is good 



Plural. 

 Wulilissihummena, we are good 

 Wulilissihimo, you are good 

 Wulilissowak, they are good 



PRETERITE TENSE. 



Singular. 

 Nulilissip, I was good 

 Kulilissip, thou wert good 

 Wulilissop, he was good 



Plural. 

 Nulilissihummenakup, we were good 

 Kulilissihummoakup, you were good 

 Wulilissopannik, they were good. 



Walhasu, buried (he is). 



Tschingalsu, stiff, unbending. 



Papesu, patient. 



Messiau, naked. 



Sopsu, soopsu, naked, from sopsin, to be naked 



Messissu, whole. 



Lusasu, burned 

 Lusasike, if it was burned. 



Linxasu, melted 

 Linxasike, if it was melted. 



Leekhasu, lekhasik, it is written 

 Leekhasoop, it was written 

 Klekhasik, as appears written. 



