324 THE MONTAGNAIS INDIANS AND THEIR FOLK-LOKE 



River Shi-pi-shi, or Shi-pa. 



Lake Sha-ka-igan. 



Bark Ua-lat-shishe. 



Weeds Maska-shu. 



Branch Uti-ku-an. 



Mountain Otso. 



Fire Ishe-ko-to. 



Light Uaban. 



Cold Thi-shine. 



Warm Thi-shi-teu. 



Storm Ilini-usham-madshi-tshi-shi-kau. 



Wind Lo-tin. 



Blowing T-shi-shi-lo-tin. 



Big, or many Mishta. 



Nats. (Hence, Kakounats, the 

 home of the porcupine ; Man- 



TT ito-nats, in the dialect of west- 

 Home { , ., T. , . 



erly tribes, Paradise, or the 



home of the Manitou or Great 



Spirit.) 

 Good-day ! or, How do you do ?. .Quai i Quai 1 



Yes Ha! Ha! 



No Namah, or Mawatch. 



( Statomiskatin : or, if to more 

 Your good health or, A toast , 



{ than one, the plural form, 



to you ! . , 



^ Statomiskatm-ou. 



Friend Neganish, or Ni-ka-nishe. 



Give me ! Meelnah. 



Go ashore ! Ka-pa. 



Go on ! Ma-tchi. 



And Kie. 



Is it going to rain V Nama tshika tshimon ? 



Cut ! (imperative) Thimish. 



I cut... , ..NiThimishin. 



Montagnais is an exceedingly expressive lan- 

 guage, and very rich in varieties of inflection. Stu- 

 dents are much puzzled by the irregularities of its 



