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Here belong also — 



Tsimshian Nass 



me tnax 



hUP hox 



Vocalic changes, besides those referred to before in connection 

 with the sound ;', occur. 



In place of au in Tsimshian we find e in Nass. 



Tsimshian Nass 



hau lie 



gil-hau'li g'ile'lix' 



g'ltxau'tk g'itxe'th 



tlEin-ga'us tlEm-qe's 



ma'uU'st (vidlkst) melk'st 



Tsimshian du is replaced in Nass by do. 



Tsimshian Nass 



yd'uxk yd'oxk^ 



yd' Ilk ydok^ 



qld'ioatsx q.'d'otsx 



Initial wd of Tsimshian is sometimes replaced by o in Nass. 



Tsimshian Nass ^ English 



ivdjM opx ^ forehead 



Another very frequent change is that from a following iv to t. 



Tsimshian Nass English 



wdlp hiotlp house 



wdl hwtl to do 



wdtk hwttk'' from 



tslimd'n tsluivi'n top 



Igwd'lksElk Igu-m'lksiLk'^ prince 



was {hai)w%'s rain 

 The substitution is, however, not regular, for we find— 



English 



sour 

 to wait 



English 



to say 



inland 



some time ago 



head 



crab-apple 



English 



to eat, singular 

 to follow 

 Sfills 



Nass 



hwdx' 

 hwan 



Tsimshian 



todi 

 wdn 

 Related to this is probabl}^ — 



Tsimshian Nass 



hd'yets hets 



ha'yUk'' hetk'' 



gai'na qenx 



sgd'yiks sqeksk^ 

 Tsimshian^/ is replaced by Nass m. 



Tsimshian Nass 



p/a'lg'ixs ma'lg'ix 



2? fas inas 



2)!e'yan ' miyd'n 



p.'al ^ ttml 



gan-spla gan-sma 



English 



to paddle 

 to sit, plural 



English 



to send 

 to stand 

 trail 

 to wound 



English 



heavy 

 to grow 

 smoke 

 button 

 baton 



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