426 THE TLINGIT INDIANS | rrn. axn. 26 



Month to win in 



THETERM RDUliHI.Y SiTKA WkANCELL 



CORRESPONDS 



Aiiiriist Cfixiyi', because all birds then QoqAha' dis, "month when all 



coiiie down from the moun- kindsof animals prepare their 

 tains. dens." 



September Dis yA'di, "small moon," or Dis vA'di, "moon cliilcl," or 



"moon child," so called be- " youncr moon." 

 cause fish an<l berries then 

 begin to fail. 



Dctober Dis Len, "big moon," because Dis i.On. "biL'moon." 



the first snow then appears 

 on the mountains and bears 

 begin to get fat. 



November Qoiia'ha dis, month when peo- At (jowu' disi, moon when all 



pie have to shovel snow creatures go into their dens; 

 away from their iloors. or Ce'nAX dis (said to mean 



the same). 



December (JA'nAX dis, month when every SAX-La di'si, "ground-hog 



animal on land and in the mother's moon." 

 water begins to have hair in 

 its mother's womb. 



.Taniiary TIa'wAq di'si, "goose month," Tla'wAq di'si, "goose month," 



because it is that in which perhaps so called beeau.'se the 

 the sun starts back and peo- geese were then all at the 

 pie begin to look for geese. south. 



February S! ik di'si, "black-bear month," S!ik di'si, "black-bear month," 



the month when black and the month when the black 

 brown bears begin to have bear turns over on the other 

 cubs and throw them out side in his den. 

 into the snow. 



March Illn ta'uAx kaya'ni di'si, the GaI di'si, "silver-salmon 



month when "sea flowers" month." The reason for ap- 

 ancl all other things under plying this name is unknown, 

 the sea begin to grow. as it is not their i)r(3per 



month. 



April Qle'ga kaya'ni di'si, "real AtgA'daxet yl'nadi'si, "month 



flow'er month," when flow- before everything hatches." 

 ers, nettles, etc., begin to 

 show life. 



May Djinka'ta, "tenth month," At gA'daxet di'si, "month 



when people know that when everything hatches." 

 everything is going to grow. 



June Dji'nkat WAiia'ka, "eleventh Caxeye' (meaning unknown; 



month," the month of sal- see August in Sitka list). 



mon, and so also called xat 



di'si. 



July At gA'daxet di'si, "month At gata' di'si, "month when 



when everything is born." the geese can't fly." 



August (part of) At gata' di'si, "month when 



everything born commences 

 to fatten." 



The thirtoeii month names in the Sitka list probahl}- represent tiie 

 nmiiber of months formerly reckoned, agreeini;- in tliis resp.ect with 



