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indented; when separated from the simpler form of the stem on 

 account of their phonetic form, they have been phiced in parentheses 

 and referred to the simpler form of the stem. This is particularly 

 the case in forms in which the vowel of the stem is modified. 



In conclusion I wish to express my thanks to the Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution for his understanding and appreciation of 

 the scientific value of this linguistic appendix, as weU as to the 

 present Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology for his keen 

 interest in and active support of my investigations among the Indians 

 of the Northwest coast. The publication of this volume, in its 

 present form, is due largely to the permission and support afforded 

 me by these two savants. 



