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190a. -aano rope, line [stem-s., w]. 

 seJc'- to harpoon 



q.'Els- to put under water 



mndk'- near to 



1906. -ma no head [stem-s., ind.]. 

 dzEx'"- silver salmon 



niEl- to twist 

 xulq^- rough 



191. -asde meat of [stem s., ind.] 



hsTc'^- man 



sds- spring salmon 



SEg'a'ano harpoon line V 



493.19 

 qlEldza'ano anchor line V 



487.33 

 mm'g'aand a line next to — V 



493.26 



dzEx^ma'no head of silver sal- 

 mon 93.12 

 Tnd'leqamand halibut head 

 xu'lqumand head of dogfish 

 93.13 



hd'Jcwasde flesh of a man 32.1 

 sd'sasde meat of spring salmon 

 225.32 



192. -^((f) WOMAN [WORD-S.]. 



lEqwd'ga brain woman 48.23 



HdHamdlaga right going woman 11.12 (see no. 142a) 



Ic'ixEld'ga crow 47.30 



This suffix occurs in combination with -ayu means of (no. 174) 

 very often in names of women. 

 ^md'xulayugwa woman being means of giving potlatch 38.15 

 A secondary form, -gas, belongs at present to the Bella Bella dia- 

 lect, but occurs in a few proper names and in a few terms of 

 relationship in the Kwakiutl dialect. 

 ^nE^me'mgas sister 48.31 



193. 'Em, a frequent nominal suffix of unknown significance 



[stem-s., in some cases w.]. 



ties- stone He'sEni 



Leg- name Le'gEm 



sds- spring salmon sd tSEm 



sds- children of one person sd'sEm 



Jc'lU- tongue Tc'UlE'm 



193a. -fiEfti^ an irregular nominal sufiix, probably related to 193. 



gEg'- wife gEUE'ra 



q!e- many qle'nEm 



1936. -atiEni, irregular, apparently designating animate beings. 



6^^"- man hEgwd'nEm 



g'inl- child g'ind'nEm 



g'd'wlq- clam g'd'weqdnEm 



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