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PHILOLOGY. 



Wek klaksta memelust,kanaive kldtau-a 



mdlkwili 



Nusaika sdleks masdtsi-tilikum 

 Klon nusaika kdkstiatl 

 Mdkust kdkira haiu niisaika 

 Kdntshiak miisaika ? 

 Makust tdtlelam pi ku-dnam 



Nobody wns drowned ; all got ashore. 



We fought the enemy (bad people). 



We killed three. 



They were twice as many as we. 



How many were there of you? 



Twenty-five. 



VOCABULARY. 



The following list contains all the simple words of the trade-language, and some ol 

 the compound terms ; but to have included all the latter would have swelled the vocabu- 

 lary to many times its present extent. Indeed a selection of several thousand English 

 words might be made for which corresponding expressions could be found or formed in 

 this language, according to the principles before explained. It would, however, be a 

 work of some labour and very little use. What is here given will be sufficient to satisfy 

 any curiosity which may be felt concerning this singular speech. 



About, concerning, kirapa. 



About to, tukeh. 



Above, sahali or sdkali. 



Across (a river), inatai. 



Afraid, timid, kivas. 



All, kanau-e, kanaivi. 



Always, kwdnisiim. 



American, Bostun. 



And, pi. 



Arm, liindn. 



Arrive at, ndnanitsh (to see). 



Arrow, kalaitan. 



Ashore, mdlkwili. 



As, kdkwa. 



At, kwapa. 



Axe, lahdsh. 



B 



Bad, masdtsi or masdtshi ; pishak or 



peshak. 

 Barrel, tamdlutsh or tamdlits. 



Basket, opikiin. 



Beads, kamosiik. 



Bear, black, itshfihiit ; brown, saiam. 



Beat, kdkshati. 



Beaver, ina. 



Before, dip. 



Behind, kimta. 



Bell, tingling or tintin. 



Beneath, klkwili. 



Berries, olele. 



Bird, kaldkald. 



Biscuit, lebisku-i. 



Black, klail. 



Blanket, pasese, pasisi. 



Blood, pilpil (i. e. red). 



Boat, bot. 



Boil, liplip. 



Bone, ston. 



Both, kanamdkst. 



Bottle, kilitsut ; kiliktin (flint). 



Bow, upitlki, or opilki. 



Box, kaset. 



Boy, tdnas-man. 



Brandy, olapitski-tsok (fire-water). 



Bread, sapelil. 



