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It will be seen that the term for four is derived from that for 

 TWO ; the term for six, from the term for three ; the term for eight, 

 from the terms for four and two; and the term for ten, from that 

 for five; while nine is simply ten minus one. 



§ 38. Nominal Steins 



Following is a list of the simpler nominal stems, arranged in the 

 same order as the verbal stems given above. Since stems of two 

 syllables with a weak final vowel differ but slightly from those of one 

 syllable, I have given them before other two-syllable stems: 



1. ao mother 



2. al paddle 



3. tela place 

 tdu cedar 

 su lake 

 na house 

 gwai island 

 Tcliu trail 

 xaI sunshine 

 gai blood 

 qa uncle 

 q!a harpoon 

 q'.a north 



kldo salmon eggs 



xao juice 



Lu canoe 



lai cranberries 



5. st!a foot 

 st!ao wizard 

 sku back 

 Lga land 

 Iga rock 



6. djat woman 

 tcin grandfather 

 tdin teeth 



ties rock, ledge 

 dpi bait 

 sll place 

 sin day or sky 

 git son 

 hun point 

 Tc'.ial leg 

 gal night 



qait tree 



q^on moon 



g!ds pitch 



qlAii grass 



g!dn hemlock 



q!al clay 



glAl swamp 



xdt woman's father, also 

 grave-post 



XAh face 



xel neck 



xel hole 



len certain Tsimshian songs 



lln root 



sgot armpit 



IgAii male cousin 



gAUL fresh water 



td'na sea-water 



sgd'na supernatural being 



lc!a'-ila tray 



lc!a'-ilda star 



gl'na something 



Icl'ga meat, flesh 



klu'da beak 



go' da buttocks 



go'da box 



gd'dji head 



qd! La or qdh reef 



qd'na father-in-law and son- 

 in-law 



xa'ida human beings 



Id'na town 



Lxadji middle of top of head 

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