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eldest child w first- sentl. 



born 

 second child 

 third „ 

 youngest or last 



u'nontitc. 



unwi'tl. 



saut. 



N.B. — The term unwi'tl is applied gene- 

 rally to the middle children, the plural 

 form being ununwi'tl. The younger ones 

 are also spoken of collectively as se savt. 



darling 



brother-in-law tcima'c (plu. tcimtci- 



ma'c). 

 sister-in-law tcima'c (plu. tcimtci- 



ma'c). 



N.B. — This term is applied alike to 

 wife's or husband's brothers, sisters, and 

 cousins, but when the connection is broken 

 by death they are no longer called tcima'c 

 but tedi'e (plu. tcitcdi'c). 



The relatives of sisters-in-law, brothers- 

 in-law and cousins-in-law are termed 

 kue'rvas (plu. sMdkue'mas), but when con- 

 nection is broken by death of intermediate 

 relative they are then called kuintluaqdm, 

 which signifies that both sides are crying 

 or grieving. 



widow sia'atEn (a'tli). 



widower „ (tai). 



orphan wa'nim (a'tli or tai, 



according to sex). 

 lover si'ya. 



Children of one father by different mothers are known by term slntoO'itl. One 

 half brother or sister would say of another, in speaking of him, he is my sintco'Ul. 



Children of first cousins are all regarded as nephews and nieces, and first cousins' 

 children's children are consequently regarded as grandchildren. Relational ties 

 extend with the Sk-qO'mic to six generations on both sides of the family. These are 

 known under the following terms :— 



jaw, chin 

 top of the head 

 side „ ,, 



or back „ „ 



tooth 



s'ko'nuk- (term of en- 

 dearment used by 

 mothers in address- 

 ing their children 

 't'lEii s'Jiu'nuk' = 

 my pet or darling). 



s'ta'cEm (term borne 

 by children of a 

 female slave by her 

 master; also a term 

 of reproach). 



mEn 

 man 

 tci'ca 

 tseBl 



child, 

 father, 

 mother, 

 grandfather 

 grandmother. 



stca'meuk- great-grandfather or nose 



great-grandmother, bridge of nose 



tsu'plyuk- great - great - grand- ear 



father or great- tongue 

 great-grandmother, eye 



hau'qkwieuk* great - great - great- mouth 



grandfather o r gums 

 great-great-great- upper-lip 

 grandmother. lower-lip 



smKna'tl princess (a title com- eye-brow 



monly given to eye-lashes 

 chief's daughters skin > human) 

 and also applied „ (of animals) 

 to other girls as a throat 

 term of honour neck 

 and praise if they back of the neck 

 were good and back 



sk'wawa'ctck-. 



nukail'tsiek'. 



nukmiye'waEn. 



staia'psum. 



yena's. 



mu'ksEn. 



nukau'ktits, n'cauk's. 



kwo'lun. 



mEka'lu9eltl. 



kulo'm. 



tsotsin. 



sme'tsans. 



stcelts. 



slusts or tlusts. 



so'mun. 



tse'EptlEn. 



k-uolau'. 



k'we'kEn. 



qomntl. 



ku'nauq. 



suka'psum. 



staitc. 



se'lenus. 



sk'em. 



saiks ( = point). 



stelkwam. 



koEl. 



mo'qwia. 



sla'lau. 



tluk'tEn. 



nEkwo'cin. 



taqantEn, naqtc. 



tcie'putc, naqto. 



tsai'ksai. 



citlia'met. 



