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are common to all tribes, with the exception of a few chiefs' names, 

 which will be noted later on. These names are different, according to 

 the gens to which the father belongs, and have always a reference to the 

 father's crest. Here are a few instances : — 



K-anJia'da names. 

 1. A K'anha'da woman marries a Laqski'yek man. 



Middle-class names : — 



Male : Neesyula'ops=grandfather carrying stones. 

 Female : Laqtlpo'n:=on a whale. 



Chiefs' names : — 



Male : N'eeswoksena'tlk= grandfather of the not-breathing one. 

 Female : Ndse'edsd'a'loks= grandmother of? 



Ndse'ets le'itlks=watching's grandmother. 

 Lid'amloqda'u^ (eagle) sitting on the ice. 



2. A K'anha'da woman marries a GyispotuwE'da man. 



Name of female : NEbo'ht=making noise to each other (killers). 

 Names of male : Wud'ada'u= large icebergs (floating at Kuwa'k). 

 Wiha' = great wind. 



LaqsJci'yeJc names. 



1. A Laqski'yek woman marries a K'anha'da man. 



Male : Wonlo'otk (raven) =having no nest. 



2. A Laqski'yek woman marries a Laqkyebo' man. 



Female : DEmdema'ksk= wishing to be white. 



3. A Laqski'yek woman marries a Gyi'spotuwE'da man. 



Names of females : "Wibo'=great noise (of killers). 

 Wine'eq=great fin (of killer). 

 Names of males : Qpi'yelek=half-hairy sea-monster (abbreviated 

 from Qpi litl hag'alo'oq). 

 Hats'Eksne'eq^ dreadful fiu (of killer). 



Laqhjebd' names. 



1. A Laqkyebo woman marries a Laqski'yek man. 

 Chiefs daughter's name : Saraitqag*a'i=eagle having one colour of 

 wings. 



GylspotuwE'da namea. 

 1. A GyispotuwE'da woman marries a K'anha'da man. 



Female: Ba'yuk (raven) =flyiug in front of the house early in the 

 morning ; abbreviated from Seo'pgyiba'yuk. The eldest daughter is 

 always given this name. 



In each village the houses of members of each gens are grouped 

 together. The phratries of the Haida correspond to the Tsimshian 



