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ON THE ETHNOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 509 



tcla-kGas-nuq, I burnt it; toia-yC-utl-nuq, I burnt it up, i.e., consumed it entirely 

 by tire. 



tcin-kOas-atc, I burnt my hand ; tcin-koaskdas, I am burnt. 



tcl'atl i'-me tceEk tE tlicaitc, tlie moon will rise soon. 



tci'atl I'-tleEk, he will come soon. 



tcl'atl tcin-i-num, I must go soon. 



ens-ku'luan unkfi Esko'i, I think I am sick. 



ens-ku'Iufm Esk-0'i-En-Ek', I think I am going to be sick. 



tcin-maqtl, I am hurt ; tcin-tl-maqtl, I have been hurt. 



netl Esna st'kai'ii, this or that is your horse. 



hau'uq or hau'Ok- tceccEm-auq ? can you swim ? 



suat kue nE tas ti ? who made that ? 



ensi' nE tas, I made it, or shortly, ensi', or mEn uns, or net! uns, I did. 



tcin-tsa-nfiq tEn koraOqkcEn, I hurt my ankle (done by self). 



'n-tsa tEn k-omOqkcEn, I hurt my ankle (done by some one else). 



DE i-qol-nuq-uas, he has killed it. 



DE qol-nuq-ua-s sEn sk'umai', he has killed my dog. 



nE hol-niiq-ua-s, he has finished it. 



nE-hoI-nuq-tia-s-wet-Ek', they will finish it. 



netl-si nao'n hatl, this is the best one. 



hauq E'sua SE st'kai'u, this is not your horse. 



tcin-qo'I-niiq tE mEnl'tl, I killed him (fi'tll mEm'tl = her). 



tcin-qo'i-nuq e'tsi mEnEtii'tl, I killed them. 



'ntcauq kuESEs me tEn lam, once he came to my house. 



'ntcauq kuKS nE me tEn lam, once you came to my house. 



tle'Ek't u'a-tltJ'Ek tEn lam, he often used to come to my house. 



tle'Ek't tcin-t-Cua nam, or tle'Ekt kiiEns u'il nam, I often used to go. 



no'a or nau'a qeaqaiEm, he or she is laughing, 



no'a qEm, he or she is crying. 



no'a lo'lEm or yviwe'nEm, he or she is singing. 



pBnaq-ua-s tE il skua'lEwan, she is sad ; rerbatim. she has a sore heart. 



tcin-pEna-nuq tE a skua'lEwan, I am sad ; verbatim, I have just got a sore lieart. 



tcin-e'-apis tE a skiia'lEwan, I am always sad ; verbatim, I am holding a sore 

 heart. 



e-tci't-t-ua lo'lEm, we have been singing. 



no'a siitsauq-wet, they are happy. 



nutl tlE Mary, it is Mary. 



netl tE Harry, it is Harry. 



me'ska tlEn ya'slauk', give me my hat. 



no'wet yii'itl, they are making a fire. 



yu'itlkaa', make up the fire. 



hauq mek-auq hau'a tlE uns ? will you come with me ? (woman speaking). 



DE-t-ua tlEtlEmoq, it has been raining. 



0-tciiq-via-kfnlic tB sQecen ? did you shoot a deer ? 



nuk'tlEk' kwe, it is dark. 



no'a te'Ek, or te'kiiaiEk, it is cold. 



nuk-qE'qEn or EsqE'qEn, it is frosty. 



ye yEk-, it is snowing. 



nE mEn tla'tlum kui tci'laqtl, it rained all yesterday. (In speaking the first 

 syllable of tla'tlum is drawn out to mark continuity of action.) 



stilm k'iie'-ua Qoistauq ? or stam kua Qoistauq ? what are you eating ? 



tcin-kuatc-niiq kwlkwukwent, or kokwentl unkfiatc-nuq-fia-n, I saw him a long 

 time ago. 



nE u'ntca kuEtl no'a nfi' or nanil' ? where do you live ? 



QEletEn tai, he is a white man. 



pEk stlanai, she is a white woman. 



yutl-ka, light a fire. 



yakuEtcp-ka, make up the fire. 



hau'Ek hauq som-nuq? can you smell it ? 



(N.B — It will be noticed in all these questions that the Sk-qo'mic invariably Use 

 the negative forms ' can you nut,' &c.) 



tcin-stcuat kue iG'lEm, I know how to sing. 



k-eq tEn slcl, I have some blankets ; verbatim, plenty mj blankets. 



