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162a. i-edEx") The suffix corresponding to the KwakiutI -enox^ in 

 the Bella Bella dialect is -edsx^, wliich may be of the same 

 origin, the t and n being related sounds. 



He'staedEx'^ 429.33 

 A'wi'L'.edEx'' 431.26 

 No'lowidEX^ 436.30 



163. -htS FOND OF, DEVOTED TO [STEM-S., IND. ; and WORD-S.l. 



(a) STEM-s.: 



ndq- to drink rva'xhis drunkard 



wax- to smoke wd'xbis smoker 



(h) WORD-S.: 



e'axala to work e'axalahis fond of work 



e'x"p!a sweet e'x"p!dbis fond of sweets 



164. -Es CAPABLE OF, used particularly with words denoting sense 



impressions [stem-s., ii, generally used with reduplication]. 



doq^- to see do'dsqlus with good power of 



seeing 

 mes- to smell me'mtslES with good power of 



smelling 

 LelJc^- to lie Le'lklus liar 



Irregular seem to be — 



Tid' Lac[!us with good power of hearing X 57.20 (from lid' Lela to 



listen) 

 do'xtslES seer (from doq^- to sec) 



165. -Elk" DOING REPEATEDLY [ STEM-S., WJ. 



ndq- to drink nd'gElk^ drunkard ( = one who 



drinks often and much) 

 ha^m- to eat tia^niE'lk^ eater 



a^yi'lk^ attendant of chief 



166. -Elf/'ts ONE WHO DOES AN ACT FOR OTHERS [STEM-S., IND.; and 



WORD-S.]. 



sex"- to paddle se'xulcfis one who paddles for 



others 

 dd'doqlwdla to watch dd' doqlwdlE'lg'is watchman 



228.12 

 xo's- to sprinkle xo'sslg'is sprinkler X 4.8 



Ld' Lawayux^slla to take care Ld' Lawayux^sllE'lg-is watch- 

 of salmon-weir man of salmon-weir CS 6.10 



xek- to sweep xe'liulg'isE'ml sweeper mask 



389.25 



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