684 REPORT—1890. 
Augmentatives are formed by a similar process : 
stone, seana. large stone, seaaa'ne. 
There are various classes of numerals: 
— Counting Men Round, flat objects Days 
1 NERO nuk ua' tl nuk o'tl nuk? askt 
2 sEsa'la tiksa' ha siVo'tl silaskt 
3 hetla’s tiketla's — hilaskt 
4 mos tMO’SEMES — meEsaskt 
5 tsilhst thtst' ltsikst = = : 
6 thinahst thma' k:makst — 
The numerals may be composed with any nominal affix: 
1 head, nwh’d's. 1 piece of clothing, nuk'a'lzk s. 
1 hand, nuk’a'kst. 1 tooth, enwh’a'ns. 
1 water, eznuh’a'thua. 1 road, enuh’a'us. 
&e. 
the first, etak:s. 
the second, Azkat nr etak's=next to first. 
the third, Azhkat ne skemda'os=next to middle. 
the fourth, Azkat ne sketla's =next to three. 
once, nEsQEta' hs. three times, nxshitla' sta. 
twice, nzsrséa'les. four times, nxzsmd'sts. 
PERSONAL PRONOUN. 
I, antsa'wa. we, inclusive, wt/nuéa' ht. 
thou, ani'é we, exclusive, utlnué'eshua. 
he, she, nwé’s. you, utlnué'emp. 
they, wtlnué'es. 
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN. 
my house, xtsite. our (inclusive) house, tsitekt. 
thy house, ratsite. our (exclusive) house, tsiteskugq. 
his house, tsites. your house, tsitewmp. 
their house, tsi’tsites. 
In some cases the initial » of the second person singular is omitted. 
it is mine, ntsditswa. it is ours (inclusive), so’trnkt. 
it is thine, asd'trn. it is ours (exclusive), sa’tenskuq. 
it is his, sd’tens, it is yours, sdtenze'mp. 
it is theirs, sd’tzns. 
The verb is generally inflected by the means of auxiliary verbs, which express 
the tenses with great nicety. 
I am_ a Kamloops, sthamlé'psemgqh én. 
thou art ,, 7 sthamlo'psrmg@hk. 
he is * eS sthamlo'psemgk. 
we (inclusive) are Stkamlopszmgq, sthamlo'psem@ht. 
we (exclusive) a9 a sthamlo'psemghue. 
you “5 me sthamlo'psemgkp. 
they ay as sthamlo'psemghk. 
In the plural the verb takes generally its plural form: 
Tam sick, kyeaphin you are sick, kyehya'pkp. 
Statements are generally made in a mild, dubitative form. 
sick, kyéa'p, one says, kyéa'pnuk, I think he is sick. 
to eat, é'tlzn. 
Perfect: mz é@'tlenkén, I have eaten. 
Imperfect: daqa é'tlenuan, I was eating, 
Future: ma é'tlenkén, I am going to eat, 
Instead of, he is 
Bis hte d sh 
