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EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAR NORTH 



May, Ne-wik-un sa 



June, Wen-a-ki sa 



July, Wen-a-chy-ko n sa 



August, Wen-at sa 

 [or] 

 Wen-di-e-in-e-ti sa 

 September, Wen-a cha sa 



October, £k-ola-chin-co sa 



November, Wen-de-to n sa 

 December, 



Sore eyes sun. 



Egg sun. 



When the wing feathers are 



moulted sun. 

 When the caribou enter the 



woods sun. 

 When the berries are ripe sun. 

 When the caribou are abundant 



in the woods sun. 

 Paddle shoulder sun. 



(Alluding to the practice of striking a scapula 

 against trees in luring moose at this season.) 



When the ice sets fast sun. 



SLAVEY NAMES OF THE MONTHS. 



January, E-toz-in-e-cho-ke sa 



February, Ni-tsya sa 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, 



September, 



October, 



November, 



December, 



Te-to n sho sa 

 Ni-tsya-cho sa 

 Be-ken-ot-o-to-ni-no n -ta sa 

 Chi-me-ab-e-ya sa 

 Bek-ke-chi-e-ya-ten-ne-ti sa 

 Colo n -ye-ken-ak-e-ne-i-a- sa 



Thlu-i-ka-tse-de-ti sa 



DOG RIB. 



y 2 , Tan-dize 

 In-klai-i 

 Na-ki 

 Ta-i 

 Ding 

 Smd-la-i 

 U n -ke-to n 

 £k-e-ta-i 

 £t-la n di n g 

 tJ n -ke-di n g 

 £k-e-di n g 



2, 

 3, 



5, 

 6, 



7< 



NUMERALS. 



SLAVEY. 



Be-ki-zin 



The-i-ga 



Cm-ke 



Ta-ye 



Ti n -ghe 



Sa-sund-la-e 



Tsm-ta-e 

 Thant-ti n g 



£t-sand-ti n g 



New-year's sun. 

 Small wind sun. 

 Eagle sun. 

 Big wind sun. 

 The geese arrive sun. 

 Ducks are laying sun. 

 Berries ripen sun. 

 Moose rutting sun. 



Fishery sun. 



LOUCHEUX. 



Ten-jer. 



Iq-ltik. 



Na-kig. 



Ti-ak. 



Tan-ku. 



Klo-htin-de. 



Ni-ki-tik. 

 Dit-zi-ha-tsi-ne-ki 



Nik-e-ta n . 



