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ALFEED J. HALL : 



The plural ofkiranukw, son or daughter, 18 sdsuvi. 

 There is no plural form usetl for 



gïg,ioo(h; kv,'ûs\, potalo; glabum, î!hî7; kakau, /if» ; mukwila, )?ioo>ï ; Itiûtila, .«ateon. 



The adjective klnvm, many, is generally employed with such nouns, or the number specified, e.g. 

 Innuin kwiisl, plenty of potatoes; mntl-tsum muhcila, two months. 



(2.) Gender of Nouns. 



Gender is the distinction of nouns with regard to sex, and is recognised in the Kwa- 

 giutl language. There are two modes of distinguishing gender. 



(a) Bi/ Different Words. 



Masculine. 



ump,/o(te' 

 kwilî, uncle 

 kakump, grandfather 

 awâzawî, stepfather 

 bribagwuin, hoy 

 wlsa, infant son 

 tlâwuuum, husband 

 glfili, nephew 

 gîkumï, chief 



Feminine. 



abiimp, mother 



auîs, aunt 



kâkfi.s, grandmother 



abâzawî, stepmother 



zâzâdâkum, girl 



kuna, infant daughter 



kunum, wife 



glûli-kâs, niece 



gikumî or îuna,, female chief 



(b) By Prefixing: 



The word hagiv'inum prefixed to nouns is masculine, and zkl'ik to nouns feminine, as 

 bagvninum kio'is, male deer ; zidi'ik k'nvns, female deer. 



