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When I went out I saw him there, e'-tsEn-kwii'ts-nfiQ kwEnEs m'l'witl nEm 

 atik'El. 



I am hurt, e'-tsEn-maqtl. 



You have hurt me, e-tcuQ-maqtl namiH 



Who made this ? towet siai's tE i' ? (verbatim, Whose work is this ?) 



I did, tE ensa (if alone with questioner the answer would then be simply ens) ; 

 ' tE ensa ' is the selective form of this pronoun. 



He did, tla t'sii' (ijerbatim, it is that one). 



He has killed it, nl-kai't-nuQ-Es. 



I should like some water, nE-stle kwa k'a. 



I should like to have a horse, nE-stle kwa st'kaiu. 



He said he was going, Huta kwEs nEms. 



I said I was going, Huta-tsEn kwEns nEm. 



He said I was a bad man, Huta kwEnEs k-El (miste'ilQ). 



He said I ought to go, Huta wa-nEm-En. 



I told him he ought to go, ne-tsEn-Hut-Es-toQ-wa-tlas-nEm. 



When you come in, shut the door, t'kai-tciiQ sHetl wa-me-oQ kwatQo'lEm. 



When you are sick you should take medicine, talmo'Hse-tcuQ wa (or etl) 

 kakau'oQ. 



When the deer saw me it ran away, ni tlo tE smeis kwEs ni's kwiits nEmsHEs. 



When it rains I stay in the house, wiskata'uQ-tsEn-al etl stlEmoQEs. 



Would you not like some meat ? auii-a' sties kwa sme'is ? 



I must drink, k'akut ensa. 



I ought to drink, stlo'tlun kwEns k'a'ka. 



I am eating meat, e'tltEn-tsEn tE sme'is. 



Which is your horse 1 tla kwa ne'tsa es st'kai'u ? 



He stole my horse, ni-kiiEns-Es kw'sEn'-st'kai'u. 



He stole your horse, nl-kilEns-Em kw'sEs-st'kai'u. 



He killed my dog, m-kai'ECEs kw'sEn'-skwomai'. 



He killed your dog, ni-kai'EtEs kw's-Es-skwomai'. 



I lost my dog, ne-tsEn-Ekwa'nEm kw'sBn' skwomai'. 



He lost his dog, m Ekwa'nem kw's skwomai'. 



I cut my foot (indefinite of means), tlits-Hin. 



It is raining, stlEmo'Q. 



It rained yesterday, stlEmoQ-etl tsila'katlitl. 



It will rain to-morrow, stlEmoQ-tsa wai'yilis. 



If it rains I shall not go, hatsa tlEmiJQ e-au'a-tsEn nEm-En. 



If it is fine to-morrow we will go hunting, hats;1 e-wE wai'yilis nE'm-tst hil'wa (or 

 pBpia'tl if with a gun). 



Where are you? ne-tcuQ ani'tsa? S-'tsEn e tE na, I am here ; or o kwE na (the 

 latter is an older form). 



I live here, e-tsEn-tlenauQ e kwEna (in answer to question). 



I live there, nE-tsEn ni' kwe ni (in answer to question). 



He is in the house, nl s'Hatau'Q (with emphasis on in it would be ni yu s' 

 Hata'uQ. 



He is on the beach, ni tsa'tso. 



I am a Kwa'ntlEn, Kwa'ntlEn-tsEn. 



I shoot, Qolic-tsen; I am shooting, e-Qolic-tsEn ; to shoot, s-Qolie ; ho shoots, ni- 

 Qolic ; a shooter, ;i-QolQolic or nuks-Qolic. 



I fish, tlatlEs-tsEn ; I am fishing, c-tsEn-tlatlEs ; to fish, stlatlEs = fishing ; he 

 fishes, ni tlatlEs ; a fisher, niiks-tlas. 



I hunt, ha'wa-tsEn ; I am hunting, e-'tsEn ha'wa ; he hunts, nl hii'wa ; a hunter, 

 nuks-hii'wa. 



I dig, se'kwEls-tsEn ; I am digging, e-'tsEn-se'EkwEls ; to dig, se'kwEls; he digs, 

 ni se'kwEls ; a digger, nuks-se'kwEls, or HsesekwEls. 



I work, yaas-tsEn ; I am working, e-tsEn-yaas ; to work, syaas ; he works, nl 

 yaEs ; a worker, nuks-yiias or niikc-iaas. 



I swim, tetsEm-tsEn ; I am swimming, e-tsEn-tetsEm ; to swim, stetsEm ; he 

 swims, nl tetsEm ; a swimmer, niiks-tetsEm. 



I run, Hunyha'nEm-tsED ; I am running, e-tsEn-Hunyhii'nEm ; he runs, nl Huny- 

 ha'nEm ; to run, sHunyhii'nEm ; a runner, niiks-Hunyhii'nEm. 



I dance, kwaie'litl-tsEn ; I am dancing, e-tsEn-kwaie'litl ; to dance, skwaie'litl ; 

 he dances, nl kwaie'litl ; a dancer, niiks-kwaie'litl. [This terminal tl has sometimes 

 the sound of H.] 



