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The month-names are : — 



January Ndktd'isuk (U. K. and L. K.). ' The beginning (?) month.' 



February JVipIiO'isuk (U. K. and L. K.). ' The month of the black bear with 



young.' 

 ,, , f n.i/io'7i (U. K.)\ 'The month when the water still remains on the 



Marca \z)likd'k (h.K.)J ground.' 

 April Gdqku'mek (U. K. and L. K.). ' The month when the eaith (d'mdk') 



breaks open.' 



May < ^ J7 -," "-* \t' tt \ /' The month when the rivers rise.' 



■' t Odlu men (L. K.) f 



J / Gd'lwMt'pluj (U. K.). ' Month when the Mt'pku ripens.' 



June \Xdind'vm (L. K.). ' The month of the ducks with young.' 



r Gu'Mtsku'mu (D. K.). ' The month when the service -berries (sk-o'mo) 



July J "P«"^-' 



•' I Ktcidlvm'yitkEdli'qwwil'iitsku'mu (L. K.). ' When the service-berries 



l_ ripen at night.' 



I Ktcitlml'ithBtle'kErvd' Et (U. K.). ' When the service-berries ripen at 

 August < night.' 



yAgd'dlEHih (L. K.). 'Time of fish-spawn (anik).' 

 September Eujja'kjjd'k. ' Month when leaves begin to fall.' 



„ , , f jrtd'tlddktcu'jfJi'd (U. K.)"l ' The month of the rutting of deer' [lit. ' the 



ijctooer -^ KHd'dluk tcv.'j)Kd (L. K.)/ white-tailed deer {tciCpkd) call out '].' 

 November Mist'dmu 'I 



December < ^- j; -n,-h- (\ ' tt '^ } ' Time of the ripening of certain berries.' 



Both tipper and Lower Kootenays gave but twelve months. Possibly their 

 reckoning has been changed by reason of white influence, or, perhaps, one month 

 (January ?) may count for two. The word now used for month is natd'nik (moon) ; 

 ' year ' is rendered by md'kut ; also by md'ktet, translating the jargon expression 

 ■• snow.' 



The days of the week, introduced by the missionaries, are known as follows in 

 Upper Kootenay : — 



Sunday, gdkwB'tsin me'yet. Thursday, (tld) Qd'Etsan me'ySt. 



Monday, (tld) o'ksn me'yet. Friday, (tld) ye'kun me'yet. 



Tuesday, (tV) di vie'yet. Saturday, (tld) Bmni'san me'yet. 

 Wednesday, (tld) gd'tlsan me'yet. 



Lower Kootenay names the same with substitutions dl for tl, and -mo'yet for 

 -me'yet. 



The name for a clock is natd'nik (sun), and a watch is natd'nik na'na (little sun). 

 Time of day is now expressed as follows : — 



one o'clock, gd'kwe natd'nih na'na. 



what o'clock ? lid'hsd natd'nik na'na ? 



eleven o'clock, e'tuwO'm tld u'kwe natd'nik na'na. 



half -past eleven, e'towii'm tld D'kwe stldkd'iyaka'mo natd'nik na'na. 



Adjectives, 



Adjectives usually precede the noun ; the exceptions, such as the words for 

 ' male, female ' (not always), ' small ' (the adjective na'na always), to this rule are 

 few. The adjectives may be classed as follows : — 



1. Disjunctive adjectives, which cannot properly be regarded as mere affixes ; as, 

 liE'shu (male), na'na (small), Ud'ye (all), &c. Examples : — 



Qd'Etltsin kr.'skv, dog. 

 Qd'stltsin stv'kndtl, bitch. 

 Vd'j>e a'mdk, all the earth. 

 td'mii na'na, revolver. 



