492 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
ANALYSIS. = 
Wa-si/-cu" i-ta™ca” ti-el’ ti’-ma-hel unk-i’-pi na 
ee Tl @) | 3) eal (4) 
White man | chief | lodge in | lodge within | we were at that place | and || 
na/-pe-u"-za-pi na ki-ci wo-un-gla-ka-pi kin | 
5 | Gia) 
hand we hold it, | and | to each other | ” We talk | the 
take hold of thing 
na-ya-ho®-hu-o 
(8, 9) 
you hear it? 
It will be observed that the interrogation point is placed under the 
last syllable, hu-o, the latter implying a question, though the gesture 
was not made to accompany it, 
the gestures for hear and you, 
with a look of inquiry, being 
deemed sufficient to express the 
desire on the part of the speaker. 
Answer. YES, | HEARD OF IT, 
BUT DID NOT SEE IT. 
(1) Hold the naturally closed 
~ hand before the right side of the 
breast or shoulder, leaving thein- 
dex and thumb loosely extended, 
then, as the hand is thrown down- 
ward and forward, bring the in- 
dex against the inner side of the 
thumb—yes. (2) Repeat gesture 
No. 8—heard, Fig. 316; (3) pass 
TONE ke the extended index forward from 
the right eye—saw; (4) then in a continuous motion extend all the fingers 
so as to place the flat hand edgewise, and pointing forward about twelve 
inches before the right side of the breast, and throw it outward and 
slightly downward—no, not. 
ANALYSIS. 
Ha-u, na-wa/-ho" tka wa"-mla/-ke Sni 
(1) (2) (3). (4) 
Yes, I heard (but) I saw it. not. 
DIALOGUE BETWEEN ALASKAN INDIANS. 
The following introductory notes are ftirnished by Mr. lvAN PETROFF, 
who contributes the Dialogue: 
It has been repeatedly stated that among the natives of Alaska no 
trace of gesture or sign language can be found. ‘The universal spread 
