330 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 40 



140. t/Em- a nominal pretix of very indefinite significance (Tsim- 



shian: tlEtn-). In several cases this is clearly a weakened 

 form of the attributive form tiam sitting, and probabl}^ this 

 is the meaning of this particle everywhere. (See § 33.) 



tiEm-ha'x hip 



t!Em,-qe!s head {ql^ hair) -^i}.^ 



tlEm-La'm leg below knee 



tiEm-la'nix' neck 



t! Em-go! X' fathom, shoulder; and some other terms for parts of 

 the body 



tlFm-ld'n steersman 



tiEiii-tsd'iq man in bow of canoe 

 Tsimshian: 



lax-tlEm-ga'us crown of head 



t!E)n-ld'n steersman {g'ilafn stern) (See § 33) 



141. spE- place where something belongs, where one lives (Tsim- 



shian: spE-). 

 spE-a'p wasp- nest 

 spE-a'xt den of porcupine 

 spE-tJc'd'Lqan ant-hill 



SpE-riExno'q place of supernatural beings 32.11 

 Sjm-toa' lI'^ place of taboos 32. .12 

 spE-so'nfk place where one lives in summer 

 spE-hso'nt place where one lives in autumn 

 Tsimshian 



I spE-m'm i bear's den 



142. sgan- tree, stick; evidently from gan tree (Tsimshian: sgan-). 



sgaii-ine'lik'st era bapple -tree 17.11 

 sgan-qala'mst rose-bush 

 sgan-ld'ts elderberrj^-bush 

 sgan-dd'pxL harpoon -shaft 

 sgan-haLo' mast 

 Tsimshian : 



sgan-kll'nt wooden quiver 

 sgan-t.'u'Hsg spear-shaft 



143. h'S' extreme, singular; see (Ie-^ plural (no. 139) (Tsimshian: ks-). 



h's-qald'n the last 140.8 



cC Ep-h' s-qdq down first 81.4 



Id-It' s-g'Vekst in extreme outer side 219.1 

 Tsimshian: 



■ 1 hs-qd'ga first ZE 791"* 

 §11 



