676 REPORT—1890, 
Desiderative :—maaiqtl— he wishes to eat, ha-ukmaai'gtlma 
—méh— I am thirsty, nak-emé' ha, from to drink, naky— 
Durative : —tik— I eat always, hané'ihah 
Inchoative: —uti— I begin to sleep, wditcutlah 
Frequentative is formed by reduplication. 
to yawn, hacyck:citl, to yawn often, haha! cyik-a 
For others see under Formation of Words. 
FORMATION OF WORDS. 
The remarks made on the formation of words in Kwakiutl hold good in Nootka 
also. As the similarity of structure of the two languages is brought out very clearly 
in this respect I give a list for the purpose of comparison : 
to acquire —ha tlu'tcha, marriage = buying a woman. 
along, long —anutl hina'nutl, along, up river. 
pitsa'nutl, cedar-bark rope. 
among —éhsta ok-we'hksta, among certain people. 
back —pé a'ppé, back. 
id'kpé, sore back, 
beach —is Ra'nis, to camp on beach, 
hitlasé'is, sandy beach. 
belly —imnaké nacsink:é', strong belly. 
belonging to —iets nékiets, orphan, belonging to nobody. 
breast —asho(tl) ta' kiishotl, sore breast. 
tca'upkashom, breastbone. 
to cause, to make —ap ka'hsap, to kill. 
é'qsap, to make one cry. 
out of canoe —6otlta tlotco'tita, landing a woman. 
in canoe —ahs 
dance —inek titskathineh, thunder-bird dance, 
daughter of —is Tokwitis, daughter of Tokwit. 
down —atd nate’a'atd, to look down. 
dry —uct tlossuct, dry herring. 
ear —imtl idaida'mitl, long-eared. 
expert —nuk hucnuk, smoker. 
eye —su(tl) ia'iaksutl, sore-eyed. 
face —u(tl) hi'tlutl, face 
hok-o'ma, mask = hollow thing used for face. 
to fetch, to get —itl ha'-umitl, to fetch food. 
foot —qte txté'igtim, big toe, =elder brother of feet. 
full (solid objects) —tsa ha-u'mtsd, containing food. 
to go to —as ha-ui's, to go to eat. 
hand —nuk 1ahia'kenuk, sore hands. 
hanging —pé hayi'pé, ten hanging ones. 
head, point —hé a'sh:@, bald-headed. 
hind part —ak:tlé hita’k:tlé, hind part. 
inside —tsd a'ktsd, large bag. 
into, inside —tséitl tatstsé'itl, to enter = to walk into. 
inside of house —itl ¢é' kuitl, to sit down on floor. 
inside of mouth —tsuk'a 1a'ktsuka, sore inside of mouth. 
inside of man (male)—aktl ta'ak:tl, splinter in flesh. 
inside of woman —swqtl oksugti, woman, being happy. 
instrument —yek tla'te’yek’, chisel. 
liquid —sit teamda'ssit, sweet liquid (molasses). 
looking like —huk (with re-  s7/sitskuk, rice = similar to maggots. : 
duplication) 22'ahhuk, it looks large. “ 
made of —tin iniksétin, made of wood. ' 
just made, new —hak: tla'mak‘ak', new canoe. 
man, people —ath d'ath, people of a certain place. 
ma' ptogsath, warrior. 
middle —winis ta'winis, to erect vertically in centre. 
mouth —khsu(tl) ia'kuksutl, with sore mouth. $ 
neck —ini(tl) ia'kunitl, with sore neck. 3 
