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ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
When brothers are referring to brothers they use the words Di 
kwai or Di taan (my eldest or my youngest brother). 
the same words when referring to other sisters. 
NAMES OF THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. 
Itlagida, 
Kitzadalung itlansidas, 
Itlinga, Man. 
Itlansida, Men. 
Junuary, Tan kungas, 
February, Lthkittan kungas, 
March, Yhitkaas kungas, 
April, Whitgaas, 
May, Tahellé kungas, 
June, Hanskaila kungas, 
July, Hanalung kungas, 
August, Chin kungas, 
September, Kishalsk kungas, 
October, Kalk kungas, 
November, Chaé kungas, 
December, Kwiouge, 
Chief, gentleman. Itilkitzidä, 
Male servants. 
Chada, 
Chaada, 
The “ bear moon.” 
The ‘‘ goose moon.” 
Kitzadalung chaadas, 
Sisters also use 
Female chief, lady 
Female servants. 
Woman. 
Women. 
“ Laughing geese moon.” 
“ Foreign geese moon.” 
The “time that flowers blossom.” 
The “ berries begin to ripen this month.” 
The “ berries are quite ripe this month.” 
“Salmon moon.” 
‘ Dog salmon moon.” 
“ Tee moon.” 
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{ The “ bears begin to burrow in the ground 
this month.” 
“Very cold moon.” 
December is sometimes called by the old Haidas Gweugiangas kungas, 
i.e., the weather is too cold to sit down when they wish to relieve them- 
selves, and consequently they are compelled to stand up to do it. 
I, PHONOLOGY. 
A. VOWELS. 
The Haida language has the following vowel sounds : 
A as in Fat. 
JD BCS asi ph 
Tiga eee tn: 
Onn aot: 
Cee Nate 
A “ Father. 
HE Then 
I“ Machine. 
O “ Note. 
Ü “ Tune. 
Klads-ka, 
Het-li-sta, 
Tlin-o-wé, 
Ot-gwau, 
Tum-an-lth-king, 
Kwo-ya-dung, 
Klélth, 
Di, 
K6-di-na, 
Kü-wé, 
Strong. 
Lumber. 
Milk. 
Last. 
Take care. 
Love. 
Five. 
Me. 
Book. 
Road. 
In addition to these ten vowels, there are also five “ imperfect ” 
ones, and every letter which has no proper vowel of its own has an 
“imperfect” one, either expressed or understood, and is thus marked : 
A as in Abroad. 
E “ Open. 
I © Italy. 
Ô “Collection. 
ie ey dees 
Lthäalth or Lth’alth, 
Sé-het-lu or Shet-lu, 
Sti, 
Tô‘kwun-tlo, 
Ltht-tn-ilth or Lth’tn-ilth, 
Black. 
Red huckleberry. 
Sickness. 
Matches. 
Three. 
