SQS KEPORT — 1889. 



GRAMMATICAL NOTES. 



THE NOUN. 



The Haida language has no grammatical sex, and no separate forms for singular 

 and plural. When it is necessary or desirable to state expressly that the plural is- 

 meant, skol (a group of) is added when human beings are referred to ; k-oa'n in all 

 other cases. The latter may also be applied to human beings. 



dja'ata sMl, women. ig's/l hoa'n, beavers. 



etl sliulga, it is we. Jc-'iit k-oa'n, trees. 



etl gyitina sltol yus'iiga, we belong to the eagle gens. na koan, houses. 

 qa'ctqa skdl yva'n, many people ; but also — qa'etqa Iroaii yfi'an, many 



people. 



I have not found any indication of cases. Compound nouns are as frequent as- 

 they are in the Tlingit language, and they are composed in the same way, the com- 

 ponents being placed side by side : 



gy'atl d'aviE'l, ankle = leg knuckle. 



gy'atl gya, dancing leggings = leg ornament. 



tlltyan hu.'itla, wood dish. 



Tlh-a gyitl, stone beach, name of Skidegate village. 



Ti-'utlta, Ira' era, thief = steal master. 



sqii'na dd'tZEU, hat with carving of Delphinus orca. 



The following examples consist of three components : 



g'at k-'al gya'atlt, deer-skin blanket. 



qH'tlsn g-aviida'o, pipe = mouth smoke box. 



sWgvl k-a'tsd h-'eda', carved spoon — spoon head figure. 



ga fa td'u, table = it eat instrument. 



Local adverbs are frequently placed between the components of the word, whicln 

 always retain their independence : m it'nse g-ata' = wing top white (name of a bird). 



The names of several colours are evidently composed words : go tlratl, blue ; gan 

 tlratl, yellow ; aqa tlratl, many-coloured. 



THE ADJECTIVE. 

 The adjective is placed after the substantive to which it belongs : 



g'ol yd'lio, midnight = night half. Id'na yv'an, large town. 



ddl dzi'/uia, oar = long paddle. ian tlratl, black cloud. 



la'na gE'tso, small town. ta'nga g-'a'ga, salt = dry ocean. 



The adjective is rarely used alone ; if it has no noun to which it belongs, gyindf. 

 something, is added : 



gyhia yada, something white. 



gyina du'ranga, something bad. 



gyina k-a'lra, something different, another. 



NUMERALS. 

 Cabdinal Numbers. 



1, sq\(n, sqa'sgO, sqod'nsEn. 30, tld'le dlk'u'nutl. 



2, stiTi. 40, tld'le sta'nsETi. 



3, dltu'nutl. 50, tld'le tle'etl. 



4, sta'nsEfi. 60, tld'le dlk'uno'vtl. 



5, tlHl. 70, tld.'le dzi'gura. 



6, dlhuno'utl. 80, tld'le sta'nsEilra. 



7, dzi'gura. 90, tld'le tlWlsn sqod'nSEngo. 



8, sta'nsEfira. 100, Id'giia tld'atl. 



9, tldlv.il sqoa'nsEn, 200, Id'gua stl/i. 



10, tld'atl. 300, Id'gna dlkn'mttl. 



11, tld'atl ivoge', or sqad'Ttssn. 900, Itt'gua tld'lsn sqod'nsE/igo. 

 20, lagusqaa'nego. 1,000, Id'gua tld'le tld'atlS. 



