160 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VoL. V. 



There is another method of expressing this phrase, as : 



Aistokum = Only two. Aiokskum = Only three, etc. 



Numerical Expressions of Time. 

 Stoye = Winter. Nepoyi = Last summer. 



Istoyisi = Next winter. Mokoye = Autumn. 



Akutstoye = Last winter. Motoye = Spring, 



Nepus = Summer. 



Nltukska stoye = One winter or one year. 



Nitukska natosi = One month. 



Tcanistceo = What time is it ? 



Kutaumuspiksistciko = Is it early in the day ? 



Tcanistconi kesomi = How old is the moon ? 



Anoki tcistciko = Half a day. 



Silpoksi tcistciko = A whole day. 



Inukanauksi tcistciko = One fourth of a day. 



Natos = the sun. This is often used in common for tJie moon, and for 

 a montJi. 



The natives have names for the months peculiar to themselves, as : 



Piike-pistce = Choke-cherry month. 

 Saatos = The month the ducks arrive. 



Saaksistupo = The month the ducks depart. 

 Omuqkopotao = The month of the big snow. 



Anuqk = Now. 



Anuqk tcistcikwe = To-day. 



Kokose = Night. 



Kokoye = Last night. 



Anuqk kokose = To-night. 



Atakose = Afternoon. 



Ototcikiiqtcistcikwe = Noon. 



Apinakwus = To-morrow. 



• Matunye = Yesterday. 



Matunyis = To-morrow. 



Mistapatunye = Day before yesterday. 



Mistapiapinakwus = Day after to-morrow. 



