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’ Theirs is formed in the same way: hasdaoghyd'hikx, &c. 
The possessive pronoun of the Héiltsuk- dialect is far less complicated. 
ADJECTIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. 
Singular, Ist person, k:s— _ Plural, 1st person (incl.), k:ants— 
Fame 2nd:;,°\\—(@)s » Ist ,, (exel.), Rantki— 
“A 350 es ee —s oe eas —(0)s \ noun redu- 
srs —s ff plicated. 
We have to distinguish in this dialect also the four locations of near to speaker, 
near person addressed, visible, invisible. 
, : os : | 
_— My father | Thy father Our Gadus ney) ae ee Your father | 
Near speaker . |k:sau'’mphu au'mphys h-antsau! mphu \k-anthkau'mpku| aiaw'mphys 
Near _ person |k'saw'mpuq au'mmpuqs \k-antsau'mpug k:anthau'mpug | aiau'mpugs 
addressed 
Absent, visible |A:sau'mpa |au'mpos |k-antsau'mpa \k-antkau'mpa | aiau'mpos 
Absent, invisible|:sau'mpats|au'mpatsos k:antsau' mpats k-anthkau mpats| aiau'mpatsos 
His father 
lw. 
es “ 7 ear person | , ae Absent, 
| Near speaker addressed Absent, visible snwinible 
Near speaker aumkyaskn | au’mpugsky | au'mpaska | au'mpatshn 
Near person addressed au'mkyasug | au'mpugsug | au'mpasug | au'mpatsug 
Absent, visible au'mkyasé | au'mpugsé | au'mpasé au mpatsé 
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Absent, invisible au'mkyasits | au'mpugsits | au'mpasits | au'mpatsits 
; Their father is formed in the same way from the reduplicated noun: aiau'm- 
hyasku. 
SUBSTANTIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. 
— Mine Thine (inclusive) Ours (exclusive) Yours 
Near speaker . . | né’soka \kausi'hu| néso'k'untshu| néso'k-nnthhy | k-ek-a'usohu 
Near person ad-| né!soqg |kauso'g | nésd'h-untsug| néso'k-enthug | kek-auso'g 
dressed 
Absent, visible. .| nés@ |kaust’ |néso'hentsé | nésd'h-enthé heh a! usé 
Absent, invisible . | né'séts |k'ausé'ts | néso'kuntscts, neso'hk-untkets | k-éh:a'uséts 
his (absent, visible), asd’h-oé. theirs (absent, visible) aé@3d'k-o2. 
» ( 5, » invisible), asd’k-oéts. » (4, , invisible), aésd’h-oéts. 
THE VERB. 
INTRANSITIVE VERB. 
Kwakiutl Dialect. 
1. Noun or Adjective with verbum substantivum, 
‘ smoker, ua’qpis. 
1st person singular, ua'g pisin 
2nd ,, a ua'g pits. 
ord. » near speaker, ua'g pisthn. 
