OlS THE NORTH-WESTERN TRIBES OF CANADA. 



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The noun denoting the object possessed, or in the genitive, may precede or follow 

 the governing noun. Thus : — 



TVE'tah tite'is ko'tsatc, the frog, grandmother of the chipmunk. 

 gi'sin' yu'hvd titu'nis ? is that the hat of your father ? 

 ene sind aqko'tdtls, it is beaver grease. 



COMPOSITION. 

 Some compound nouns are formed by the simple juxtaposition of two substantives, 



thus 



d'qldnkd'k-d ydktsu'metl (fire + canoe), steamboat. 

 k'tcitlml'yit natd'nili (night + sun), moon. 



The qualifying noun precedes. 



In otlier cases the compound consists of radicals,* prefixes, and suffixes. For 

 example : — 

 klhlntld'tltemu'tl (that with which striking is done), whip, from Mntld'tlte ' strike,' 



prefix ki-, instrumental suffix -motl. 

 uqhlnu'gtlu'tldm (its head is white), white-headed eagle, from xaAicdls nu' qtlu, white, 



tldm, head, and prefixes dq- and Ifi-. 



NOUN AND VERB. 



The following examples will serve to show the relation between the noun and 

 verb as regards matters of derivation : — 



Bark (of tree) dqkitslcd'tl. 



Iwtstlutskdtlqu' nc , I take the bark off a tree. 

 Bread (baked in pan) Mnhu'ptce. 



hotcd' nkitjrtce'te, I bake bread. 

 Bridge dqliO'kff. 



hu'tsitkO'Jiophi' ne, I make a bridge. 

 Brush MipW niMllid' motl. 



liO'tsujyTi' omatlQo' ne, I brush. 

 Comb tcuk'tluirmnlydtl. 



Uvtcu'k'tldmd' mdli, I comb. 

 Heart uqM'tlwl. 



h'uMthvl'ne, I think. 

 Peel tlutliV Etimd'tl. 



hd'tlutld'timO'ne, I take the peel (rind) off (an apple). 



DIFFERENCES OF FORM IN NOUNS AVHEN USED INDEPENDENTLY, 

 AND WHEN IN COMPOSITION. 



One of the peculiarities of the Kootenay language is the existence of different 

 forms when the word is used in composition, and when it is used independently. 



