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153. ts'a- inside, I found this prefix, which is evidently related to the 



last, only in tsa-hioi'lp (Nass) and ts/a-imlb (Tsimshian) the 

 INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, SO designated in contrast to the outside; 

 while ts''EM-hwUj) {ts/Em-wdlh) appears in conjunction with 

 the locative adverbial prefixes lu-, tsElEin-^ etc. 



154. and- direction toward (Tsimshian: ncih- or na-). 



and-g'i'slka south 



and-qal-ts' a' p direction of the town 



ano-fEm-ge's head end 



and-lax-rno' on direction of (on the) sea 



Tsimshian: 



nak-SEmiof wunt or na-SEmiaf wunt left hand 

 nak-std'° one side 



nak-txa-g'isi-hi-waf'^s east (literally, direction along down river 

 at the same time rain) ZE 1%d^^ 



155. ts'tk'S- surrounding (Tsimshian: t!Ehs-). 



ts'tk's-naa'qs bracelet (literally, surrounding jade) 

 ts'tk's-dao' finger-ring 

 Tsimshian: 



I t!Ehs-ndf°xs bracelet 



156. ham- nearness. 



hatn-ts!eiin'n place near the top, 80.12 



§ 12, Particles Transfortnitig Verbs into Kouns 



157. an-. This prefix is ver}- difficult to translate. It is used to 



transform verbs into nouns, and expresses abstract terms, 

 local terms, and even instruments. (Tsimshian: n-, nJE-). 

 (a) Abstract nouns: 



an-xpEclzd'x fear 



an-lEhd'lq hatred 



an-se' ibensk!^ love 



an-La'msk honor 

 {b) Local terms: 



an-la'k'^ fireplace 



an-sg'tmhk^ womb (literally, lying-in place) 



an-tg'^o-le'lMk'sk^ whirlpool (what around drifts) 104,12 



an-sd'lep hole for steaming 55,4 



an-Lo'uhk'^ nest (literall}^ place of 3'oung ones) 



an-sg'i't grave (literally, where he lies) 218.5 



an-qald'q play -ground 



an-dd' other side 



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