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HANDBOOK OF AMEEICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES 



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In terminal position Tsimshian -£;/' corresponds to Nass -ax, and 

 after long vowels /• to x. 



English 



to die, plural 



to go out, plural 



to hide 



much 



mouth of river 



under 



trout 



inside 



porpoise 



Examples of r following- a long vowel are- 



lar lax 



ts!dr tsldx 



dzlr dzlx 



Combined with change of vowels are — 



Tsimshian Nass English 



'ptid'r pLeyo'x to tell 



xlt7' a'LKx to burst 



The sound f, the continued sonant corresponding to g, is heard 

 very often in the middle and at the end of words, as ganra'n trees; 

 but it disappears invariably when the word is pronounced slowly, 

 and g takes its place. 



The sounds x' and x of the Nass dialect do not occur in the Tsim- 

 shian dialect. 



The ending x' of the Nass dialect is generally replaced by i in 

 Tsimshian. 



Tsimshian Nass English 



wila'i hwuld'x' to know 



hoi hdx' to use 



gai qd'ix' wing 



wai wax' to paddle 



This change is evidentl}'^ related to the substitution of y for x' 

 before vowels. 



Terminal x of the Nass dialect tends to be displaced b}^ a ter- 

 minal a. 



Tsimshian Nass English 



du'Ha de'lix tongue 



E'rla elx seal 



nd'Ha tmlx jejune 



gaina qenx trail 



go'ejpla qo'epfax light 



ndP nax bait 



t.'d° d'ax lake 



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