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NotTE.—Unqa may be used only when the subject is doing something 
to or with his own goods or relations and it has the full possessive force. 
Aung unga à lth kautshang, I will go unto my father. 
Kütiljou althgwi unga Ith ista, Bring your own axe. 
Kit unga Ith kwoyadung, I love my child. 
Tliga unga gwi Itha stiigun, They returned to their own country. 
Ne gwi unga Ith stilgung, T return home, e.g. to my own house. 
Kwutungé unga Ith kladskads, Strengthen your hearts. 
General Examples. 
Kistho iching ? Who is it ? 
Tlaou iching, ISIE 
Gushgu dung istang ? What are you doing ? 
Kwul gu dung da us? Have you any tobacco ? 
Kistho dung iching ? Who are you ? 
Tlaou James iching, Iam James. 
Kinasu ga dung istatlung ? Which (of two) do you want ? 
Kishgaiu ga il istatlang? Which (of many) does he want ? 
Nung kalat di ga Ith ista, Give me the other. 
Kum nung kalat lth daangung, I have no other. 
Itil kinganu il édung, He is like us. 
Lth haada titch daungang, Some of the people are wicked. 
VI. ADJECTIV ES: 
An adjective denotes a quality appended to the noun without stating 
definitely that the quality belongs to it. The position of the adjective in 
a sentence is always after the noun. 
Nung itlinga 1a. Staskoga kladska. Kogina daunga. 
A man good. Book strong. Book bad. 
Kôgina Staia. Tatjingé houtla Gioung s’het. 
Paper thin. Hat = new. Cotton red. 
In very many languages this agreement is shown by the termination, 
but itis not so in the Haida. The adjectives in this language chiefly 
terminate with a, and most of the nouns have the same ending, and thus, 
in a slight degree, the adjectives may be said to be of the same gender, 
number, and case as the nouns. 
Adjectives are classified as definitive, qualitative and quantitative. 
1. Definitive adjectives denote a thing from its class, and thus the 
indefinite and definite articles are also called adjectives : 
Nung itlinga, A man. Anung itlingas, The man. 
Adshi kôgina, This book.  Wou lamatoé isis, That sheep. 
Lagiou skatlangwe, His cup. Dungiou käsotouho, Your lamp. 
Dalungiou aulthkaaungwe, Your seals. Lthagiou kiutané, Their horses. 
Itilgiou staskoga, Our boots.  Anung chadas, The woman. 
