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SYSTEMS OF CONSANGUINITY AND AFFINITY 



lence of the nomenclature is such as to favor this supposition. This is one of the 

 questions with reference to the Spokane system that remains to be determined. It 

 will be impossible to understand this remarkable form until it is more fully devel- 

 oped in its details, and its unascertained parts are procured. The system of the 

 remaining Salish nations is also desirable, since some of them may not have adopted 

 the refinements the Spokane displays, and may, therefore, be nearer the primitive 

 form-. Notwithstanding the imperfect presentation of the Spokane system about 

 to be made, it will not be difficult to discover decisive traces of the common sys- 

 tem of the family. 



In Mengarini's " Selish, or Flathead" Grammar, before referred to, he has col- 

 lected the terms of relationship of the Flatheads, and given them with their Latin 

 equivalents. They do not show the classification of consanguine! and marriage 

 relations, which is the essential part of the system, and the use of some of the 

 terms will probably be found to need correction ; but the terms show the fulness 

 of the nomenclature, and being in another dialect, may be useful to illustrate the 

 Spokane form. 1 Some of them will be referred to in connection with the corre- 

 sponding terms in the Spokane. 



Sgelui, 



L'eu, 



Skoi, 



Skokoi, 



Sgus'mem, 



Tonseh, 



Szescht, 



1 " RELATIO CONSANGUINITATIS ET AFFINITATIS. 



Relate ad viros. Relate ad mulieres. 



Maritus. Noganag, Uxor. 



Pater Mestm, Pater. 



Mater. Tom, 



Amita (soror patris). Tikul, 



Soror. Snkusgu, 



Nepos, neptis. Skuselt, 



Mater. 



Amita (soror patris). 



Soror. 



Nepos. 



Sgaepe, 



Sile, 



Kene, 



Ch'chiez, 



Topic, 



Smel, 



S'si'i, 



Kage, 



Skusee, 



Sgusigult, 



Sk'kuselt, 



S'schitemischlt, 



Sk'euselt, 



St'eutelt, 



Stomchelt, 



Snkusgu teas, 



Sororius (maritas sororis). 



RELATIO COMMCNIS 



Avus (ex parte patris). 

 Avus (ex parte matris). 

 Aria (ex patre patris).* 

 Avia (ex parte matris). 

 Abavus et abavia. 

 Patruus (frater patris). 

 Avunculus (frater matris). 

 Matertera (soror matris). 

 Filius. 



Filii et filiae, the children of. 

 Filiolus (generice). 

 Filius vel filia natu major. 

 Filius vel filia natu minor. 

 Filius vel filia, natu minimus. 

 Filia. 



Fratres vel sorores germani 

 (de duobus). 



Sttmch'clt, 



TJTRIQUE SEXTJI. 

 Snkusgutelis, 



K'ezch, 



Ke'eus, 



Sinze, 



St'tenti, 



Lch'chochee, 



Ikak'ze, 



Lzzups, 

 Sgagee, 

 Lzesch, 

 Nluestu, 



Neptis. 



Idem, de pluribus quam duo- 

 bus. 



Frater natu maximus. 



Frater natu major. 



Frater natu minor. 



Frater natu minimus. 



Soror natu major(diminutiva). 



Soror natu minor (diminu- 

 tiva). 



Soror natu minima (diminu- 

 tiva). 



Socer (pater mariti vel ux- 

 oris), beau pere. 



Socrus (mater mariti vel 

 uxoris), belle mere. 



Patruus. 1'oncle (patre nepotis 

 mortuo). 



* "Duo relationea, Kene et ch'ohioz, sunt etiam relative nepotibus (lea petits fils), ita ut arise et nepotes his 

 duobus se invicem appellent." 



