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Other names of parts of the body occur in two forms — as inde- 

 pendent words and as suffixes. 



Independent Suffix 



head x'oms -xloL 



mouth sETiis -xsta 



ear plEsplE^yd' -ato 



eye gahElo'xstaf -^sto 



face go'gums -gsvi 



nose x't'ndsas -llba 



tooth 9"^' 9'^ -sx'd 



belly tEh' fe' -es 



hand a^yaso' -x'tsana 



foot g'o'gim^ya -x'sis 



A few other nouns which appear among the suffixes also exist as 

 independent nominal stems. 



Independent Suffix 



fire Isq^- -sqwap 



water ^wap- -^sta 



one side «/>- -k' lot 



The classification of verbs according to form of object is well devel- 

 oped. Since there are but few classificatoiy endings, and since their 

 use is primaril}^ restricted to numerals, we find many difi'erent stems 

 used for this purpose. 



K list of stems will be found in m}^ book " Kwakiutl Texts" (Pub- 

 lications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, vol. in). 



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