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eagle (ITalia'vtus leucocephalus), spa'kus. 



,, „ «/>.)' skwiileq. 



elk {Cervus canadensis'), kaiye'Etc. 

 flea (Pulex irritans), ta'tetlEtn. 

 fly (Miisca domestica), QOqwia'ya. 



„ „ saroo2>haga sp.), qoQai'a. 

 frog (Ra?ta sp.), pepaho'm. 

 goose {Anser sp.), k-wome'lakel, aqa. 

 ground-hog (Arctcmys califfatus), skwe'Eka, 



grasshopper {Caloptenus sp.), kiikawatc'lE. Karae refers to the strident noife the 



insect makes. 

 (» I, tsatsakle'm ; from tsa'klEni : to jump, hop. 



hawk {Accipiter sp.) (large), Humqe'mEls. 



II „ (small), UeqEmqe'mEls. 



i> „ , se'kElEtc. 



horse (Eqmis sp.}, stEke'yfl. Introduced since the advent of the whites. 

 jay (blue), Cyanocitta stelleri), kwii'p. 

 kingfisher {Ceryle alcyoti), ts'tcilii'. 

 lizard {Lacertilia), sEyla'H. 

 oolachan (^Thaleichtliys pacificvs), swe'Ewa. 

 otter {Lutra (Lafax) canadensis), skat'. 

 owl (Asio accipitrinus), tclc't'muq. 

 pigeon {Columba fasciata), hama'. 



rabbit (' jack ') {Lepus americanus Washinytoni), skskuwa'ts. 

 rat {Mus sp.), haut. 



robin (Morula viigratoria), s'kiikoka'q. 

 raven {Corvus corax principalis), skau'Eks. 

 salmon, 'spring' {Oncorhynchus tsoIiawT/tscka), swe'itceh 



„ ' sockeye ' ( O. A'erJta), su'k-ai. 



„ ' silver ' or « cohoe ' ( 0. Kisutcli), kO'kwats. 



„ ' dog ' ( 0. Kcta), kwa'loq. 



„ 'humpback' (0. GorhHsca),ho'l\a,. 



„ ' steel-head ' {Salmo Gairdneri), ke'uq. 



„ trout {Salmo sp.), k'ose'tc. 

 sturgeon (Acipenser transmontaniis), skwa'witc. 

 snake {Coluber Lin. sp.), E'tlkai. 

 snipe {Gallinofio sp.), skiisi'a. 



spider {Aranea sp.), kusku'sitsEl = ' the weaver,' from kai'sitsEl = to weave, 

 swan (white) (Orlor columhianus), cwo'kEl. 

 seal (hair) (Phoca vitulena,), il'cuH. 

 trout (speckled) (Salmo sp.), stEqa'tc or sEHa'ts. 



„ (white) „ „ slau'kwEts. 



weasel (Putorius ermi7iea), cletsa'm. 

 wolf (Canis Ivpus occidentalis), tEkai'ya. 

 woodpecker (Picns) (large red-headed), tEme'tlepsEm. 

 )> ,1 (medium-sized), tsek-'b. 



» I. (small red-headed), sHiik. 



1. „ (small), tsu'tEm. 



wild cat (Lynx fasciatus), s'k'tsa'mEs. 

 wren (Troglodytes domcsticvs), ta'mia. 



It ,t hiemalis), „ 



Glossary of the Commonest Terms used in TciVaeuk. 



able, can, katji'sto. admit (to), kwotau'Ht. 

 able, I am, katii'sto-tcil. I admit, kwotau'Ht-tcil 



above, tcl'tcitl. adopt (to), sk-ome'tl 

 abuse (to), kslii'tEs. I adopt, sk-Ome'tl-tcil. 



I abused you, kElatsa'ma-tcil. ' my adopted child,' '1 sk-ome'tl. 



ache, pain, sa'im. advice (good), se'wEs. 



my head aches, sa'im tEl sqai'yus. advise (to), ai'yat or yiit. 

 across, ta'kwEl. I advise you, yat-sa'ma-tcil. 



admire (to), tci'lEmit. I will advise you, yiit-sa'ma-tcil.tca. 



