A KWAGIUTL GEAMMAR. 



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(/) Vk-zût 

 GwuA>ziU 

 Ui--wûtl-7,rit 

 Kulliw-zfit 



(g) Gigil-kî 

 Dûkwil-kï 

 Wunwakï 

 Pîhwil-ki 



Put it in (box) 

 Pour it in 

 Take it out 



" (as baby in 



cradle) 



imlking among 



looking " 

 hiding " 

 feeling " 



(A) Lestâla 

 Zillnvsistâla 

 Putltsîstâla 

 Sîhwsîstfila 

 KuU^sistfila 



Walking round 

 Running " 

 Hying " 

 Paddling " 

 Swimming " 



Examples. 



La kulbw-zfidts lâÂ'â digiâ/.ï 

 NîMvûtl-zûdâ hyin 

 Giâi wûtlï gîgilkï giri/.uiits 

 Kïyos kwfikwilAkîh dâi'ws 

 Sihwsîstrdali duuûhwfi Aâ makiaula 



They put il (the body) in the cqiJiti 



Let me pvU it out 



He cane and dwelt among us 



Tlure is no salvation among you 



We have been round the island in a canoe 



(4) Verbs op Contact (klila). 



Giâ/ai-klila 



Lfigiafi-klila 

 lU-fi-klila 

 Kusfi-klila 

 Glapâ-klila 



Ekikula 



Ekî-kulin 



Ekl-kulfi mad tsa wun 



Gigiaikulin 



Arrived (here) ; literally 



touched its destination 

 Arrived (there) 

 On it 

 Touched 

 Aailcd on to 



KlapS-klila 



Gïgiaâ-klila 

 Hunrdâ-klila 



(5) Verbs op Peeling {kula). 



Hajipy, lit. a good heart ( Nûkulkulin 

 lam happy Ninkikulin 



I am made happy Yêkïkulin 



I titink, lit. upon my heart I 



As a sail when spread on a 



log or fence to dry 

 On it 

 A clock or anything tall ou 



a" shelf 



I have peace, lit. « quiet heart 

 I think, lit. a talking lieart 

 lam unhappy, lit. an evil 

 heart 



(6.) Verbs op Gradation (nâkwila). 

 Nâkwila adds the idea of incompletion to the verb : the action is still going on. 



KI- 

 Kiyo- 

 Lfi- 

 Ke- 



Siyii- 



1 



\ nâkwila 

 I 



I 



Increase 



Decrease 

 Going to 

 Walking along 

 Paddling " 



Hî- 



Al 



'• 1 



llgia- I 



y nâkwila 



Zukwa. I 

 Gilta- J 



Continue his journey 

 Adding to it (e. g. brighter 



and brighter) 

 Oetting shorter ■> (e. g. the 

 Getting longer ) days are) 



(7.) Verbs of Location. 



The verb to stand : if the person standing is in a house, he is gldwltl; if he is standing out of 

 doors, he is glos; if on the beach, glâwis; if in a canoe, glilkwiiksâla, &c. 



, In Doors. 



Sit— Kwa-itl 

 Sleep— MîA-Itl 

 Angry — YSkilitl 

 Fight— Hekûgwilîtl 

 raW-tnjf— Yâkuntrdagilïtl 



Our OF Doors. On the Beach. 



kwâs kwâ-îs 



mïi-us mikia 



yfikils yâkilîs 



hekûgwils hekûgwilïs 



yâkuntâlagils yâkuntâlâgilîs 



Sec. II, 1888. 13. 



On Board a Vessel. 



kwâfefda 



mîiuisfda 



yâgiutluis 



hekugwitlufe 



yâkuntalagiûtlu^s 



