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HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES 



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crow -Ic.'und (-tid'ntsa, Ka- 



thlamet) 

 killer-whale -gaLofmat 

 dogfish (see shark) -q'.naficx 

 eagle -tdaktdd'h 

 fawn of deer -qle'xcap 

 fish (sp. ?) -net' wan 

 fish (sp. ?) -lifotaqe' 

 fish (sp. ?) -leIo 

 flounder -pkicx 

 frog -cue'ee 

 halibut -Ltdalo'c (said to be 



borrowed from Quinault) 

 louse -qct 

 maggot -'moa 

 mallard-duck (female) -goe'x- 



goex 

 mole -ce'ntan 



mosquito -'plonatslEkts'.Ek 

 mouse -ko'lxul {-co, Kathla- 



met) 

 newt -qosd'na, -latsef mEnmEn 



pheasant (?) -ni'ctxuic 

 pigeon -qamsn 

 porgy -qalxt.'E'mx 

 porpoise -ko'tckotc 

 robin -tsid'stsias 

 salmon, calico -laatcx 

 salmon, silver-side -'qawsn 

 salmon, blue-back -tsoyeha 

 seal -Ixaiu {-qe'sgoax, Kath- 



lamet) 

 sea-lion, young -xoe 

 skunk -pEnpsn (masculine 



BADGER) 



snail -ts ! Eiril' nxan 



snail -ts.'Etnd'ikxan 



snail -L.'e'xtan 



snipe -e'xsa 



teal-duck -munts!e'lits!ek 



trout -p'.d'ld 



trout (?) -q'.e'xone 



woodpecker (female) -'kxuLpa 



woodpecker (msiie) -ntciawi' ct 



wasp -'pa 



screech-owl -cxux 



(4) Very few animals are neuter, as 

 bird -Id'lax {-plE'cp.'EC, Ka- 



thlamet) 

 dog -ke'wisx {-hlu'hlut, Ka- 

 thlamet) 



(5) Almost all nouns expressing qualities are masculine, as 



shellfish (sp.?) -Tdiha'ta 

 crab -qaixe'la ( = one 

 crawls much) 



who 



-nu'Tcstx smallness 

 -' (k !e) siL sharpness 

 -xalx'te flatness 

 -pik heavy weight 

 -tslaxan large belly 

 -wa expense 

 -q'.atxal badness 

 -qle'latcx'ena meanness 

 -IqU'latcTita quiet 

 -yuL !l pride 

 -kfoaci^dmit) fear 

 -Tcd'hxuL homesickness (sub- 

 ject of transitive verb) 

 -Tcand'te life 

 -tsd'tsa cold 



-Tkuile similarity 



-'tukhtx good luck 



-tc!a sickness 



-pIonEnkan blindness 



-hunauEin diligence 



-Qci)ma' tctiamit) shame 



-Llkin bow legs 



-zklop being squeezed out 

 (= one-eyed) 



-g'e'wam sleepiness (subject of 

 transitive verb, and pos- 

 sessive) 



-tdpux round head ( = fore- 

 head) 



-p.'aqa flat head 



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