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family for generations. The custom of dropping a word which resembled, or was 

 the same as, the name of a chief, &c., who had just died appears to have existed 

 amongst these Indians in the past, but the writer was unable to obtain any examples 

 of its application. The Indians are very loth to tell their names, and it is often 

 even difficult to get an Indian to name a particular individual who is pointed out to 

 him. Many of the Kootenays now use their 'mission names,' to the exclusion of 

 their real Indian ones. 



The following examples of Kootenay personal names may prove of interest : — 



Upper Kootenays: Guivi'tlkii, KiVhen (Big Wolf); K'ka'tlsilEii Ma.'iyuk (Three 

 Weasels); Guwi'tlktlh (Big Horn Sheep); Jl/S/i' (Bone); Ktsa' ETvtld'Em (^Caily 

 Head). 



Lower Kootenays : ^LVh/uk M'dlh) (Weasel Iron) ; Nu'liT; (Stone) ; Ni'dlko Dli'sin 

 (Iron Paddle); Su'k'nipS'k-u, (Good Spirit): KiVdhanukma' Btm (Three Bird-tails); 

 DJiiQu'm'ni (Pismire) : KdmU'Moano'ds (Yellow Star). 



Children are often called after their parents : thus, Ku'mu Na'na (Little Ko'mo) ; 

 Oia'tld. Na'na (Little Swallow), until coming of age, when they assume other names. 



An Indian may have several names referring to personal peculiarities, deeds 

 accomplished, and the like. One old fellow, called Patrick, had more than twenty 

 names. The writer was able to obtain only ten of these, as follows : — 



1. Gdnhl'tlfimmd'tlaJt. His head is hurt. 



2. Gd'tldnQd'nltu. He carries trees. 



3. Gdn'u'ktlTitla'Qa. He has hair on his chin. 



4. Gdiiu' qtlotlHtla' Qa. He has a white beard. 



5. Giyu'ndtld'M. He has many pockets. 



6. Kv'psltHluni'tlctl. He is feared by all. 



7. G'd'hltli'sdli. He has no long braid of hair. 



8. Gd' tlEmd'kastld' skdli. He has big nostrils. 



9. KKind'tWt. He turns in his toes when walking. 



10. Gd'tldgn-a'ctniydu'wc. He has little food, and is very angry. 



Following are a few names of females : Gd'k'tse, TUkltest, KKpaJiM, Tlditltul'tlok- 

 mit, Ktsu'Mn. 



Some of the names given by the Indians to white men are interesting : Ski'nMts 

 (Coyote), Kd'kutshd'iyu'knvl (Bad Hat), Kdhd' qtliqltV nnuli (the man who takes out 

 his eye, i.e., who has a glass eye), KdliTi' mltdli (blind of one eye), Kdnv'qtlTih (bald). 



The name given to the writer by the Upper Kootenays was KlM' ndJd'nhdnd' - 

 lunn/V inig, which was said to mean, 'he uses the long stick,' in reference to his 

 anthropological measurements. 



Place-names. 



The Rocky Mountains, the Columbia River, the Kootenay Lake, are usually called 

 by the Indians: Aqlui'Mutld'et, AqMnmi'tnlu .Vqhu'liEniik,vf\\\ch mean simply 'moun- 

 tains,' ' river,' ' lake ' respectively. The two Columbia Lakes (Upper and Lower) are 

 \vi\ovin a,s Aqld' sltBnuk ( = two lakes near each other ?), the Kootenay River, ^./to/;- 

 fld.'Qdtl. Other names of interest are : Ainsworth (B.C.) Aqli'niJ'htlc'H na'na (Little 

 Plain), Barnard (B.C.) AqM'noh, Bonner's Ferry (Idaho) Td'ltTtkrvd' ska or Aqho'h- 

 jmiimitn'kQo, Fort Steele (B C.) Jl '(^ /''«/«. Cranbrook {B.C.) A'qkMrfd'ktleet, Kicking 

 Horse River, A'qldnu'lctluli, Sand Point (Idaho) Kdmdnku'luJtl. 



The Kootenays call their country Ki'tuiid'aa dmd'kis (the Kootenays' land). The 

 Lower Kootenays call the United States DW nr (the other side) or Bo'stEn dmd'kis 

 (country of the Americans), Canada being denominated Kindjdfo dmd'kis (the coun- 

 try of the British), the two words Bo'stEii and Kindjdtc having been adopted from 

 the Chinook jargon. 



Seasons, Months, &c. 



The names of the seasons are as follows : — 



Spring. Tlv'mdiyH. ' When the snow leaves.' Also tldtlVttlo (no more snow). 



Summer. Gdlmi'kit. ' When things are getting warm.' Also tlumd'iydt nd'mu. 



Autumn. K'tcfipnd'krif. 'When the leaves, &c., fall.' 



Winter. Wd'mifnd'mu. ' When snow and rain come.' 



