554 REPORT — 1895. 



the first person of the Ntlakya'pamuQ whom I have seen tattooed on the 

 body. He is one quarter Stuwi'namuQ, one quarter Okanagan, and half 

 Nkamtci'nEmuQ. He said that formerly the Stuwi'HamuQ were occa- 

 sionally tattooed on the body, as were also some of the Nkamtci'nEmuQ.' 



So far Mr. Teit's report. It may be mentioned in connection with 

 these facts that the Ntlakya'pamuQ, near the mouth of Nicola Valley, are 

 the only people who use round lodges in summer, not squai-e lodges, such as 

 I described in my report on the Shuswap. This custom may be due to 

 contact with the Tinneh tribe, or to that of the Okanagan, who are said 

 to use round lodges. 



From what we know about Indian life, Mr. McKay's theory that the 

 Stuwi'namuQ are descendants of a Chilcotin war party, which was hemmed 

 in by the Ntlakya'pamuQ, seems very unlikely, and Mr. Teit's data prove 

 beyond a doubt that the people have lived in the Similkameen and Nicola 

 regions for a long time. I do not doubt that they must be considered 

 the most northern of the isolated bands of Tinneh origin which are found 

 all along the Pacific coast. 



The following is a list of all the words belonging to the language which 

 ■ have been collected. The names of the collectors are indicated by initials, 

 M. standing for Mr. J. W. McKay, D. for Dr. George M. Dawson, and T. for 

 Mr. James Teit. Mr. Teit adopted the same system of spelling that I use ; 

 wliere more words than one are given under his name they were obtained 

 from diflei'ent individuals. 



1. T-haeh, M., man. 



2. Tet'-hutz, U., man. 

 Thato, T., man. 



3. Kootl, D., man. 



4. Tsili-hi, M. ; fsc-a-I/ai', T>. ; tseJ/ne', T., woman. 



5. iSass, M. ; stis, D. ; nas, T., bear (D., grizzly bear). 



6. Si-sl-anpy, M., ram of mountain sheep or big horn. 

 Sis-ya-nv', D., big deer of old ; either wapiti or cariboo. 

 Sisic'ni, T., ewe of mountain sheep. 



SEsia'ni, T., elk. 



{estaln'tz, T., elk, probably a corruption of istelia'tz, elk in Ntlakya'pamuQ. 

 J. Teit). 



7. T-2)ae or ti-pae, M. ; tpi, T., ewe of mountain sheep or big born. 

 Ti-pi, D., mountain sheep). 



8. Tit-2nn, T., ram of mountain sheep. 



9. Sa-pie, M., trout ; si-pai' , D. ; sijMi'i, T.. lake trout. 



10. HulInUtu'tdi, T., a small fish called hitlu' tiak by the Ntlakya'pamuQ. 



11. Taki'nktcin, T., a small fish called eyi'nik by the Ntlakya'pamuQ. 



12. Zullw'lie, T., ground hog. 



13. Tslw, T., buck of deer. 



14. Tlohst-lio, M., snake ; Idos-lw' , D. ; stlosm', T., rattlesnake. 



15. Tin-ih, M. ; ti'7iKH, ti'miq, T., bear-berry (Arctostaphylos). 



16. Teqo' ztz, T:., so-A^-herry. 



17. XotL-ta-hat'-se, D. ; notlqa'izi, T. ; qtloiia'zl, T., wild currant. 



18. Ta-ta-ney, M. ; tat-ta-d-ne' , D. ; ta-a'ni, T., knife. 



19. Sa-te-t.ta-c, M. ; s'ntitsai'i, T., spoon made of mountain-sheep horn. 

 Sit-e-tsM-i' , D., spoon. 



20. Ska-kil-ih-kane, M., rush mat. 



21. X-p, T., bow and arrow. 



22. Kaltiti'tse, T., arrow-head. 



23. Tliitl, tlotl, T., packing line. 



24. Sa-pe, M., one. 



25. Tiin-ih, M., two. 



26. Tlohl. M., three. 



27. Ifa-hla-li-a, M., four. 



