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REPORT — 1898. 



deer., cmO'its (^Nliamttfi'tiKvum di 



elk, stqats „ 



variboii, slEquii'qan „ 



ffrizzly bear, cuqcu'q „ 



panther, smo'a „ 



buffalo, koisp „ 



antelope, stataa'luk ,, 



jmrcuplne, cuti'a „ 



porcupine, skwi ,, 



rabbit, sk-ok-ii'ts „ 



river, kowe' „ 



fire, tukti'k* „ 



water, kou ,, 



star, nkoku'cEn ,, 



ih'ct). 



3. Different stems are used for forming distributive, viz. plural and ab.--:/k:'. e 

 forms : 



Distributive 

 liorse, ntltcask-a'qa t^kaqka'qa. 



liuliaii, tloskai'yuq s'ai'tkenEmuq. 



to weep, wawi'iQ 

 to stand, ste'dliQ 

 to die, zok' 

 to liill. pui'stEm 

 to lie down, pu'it 



Plura 

 k-oe'kt. 

 tsO'JQ. 

 Qo'it. 



tlE'k'EtEm. ■ 

 niuo'QiQ. 



Diminutives. 



Diminutives are also formed by means of rediiplicatioii. It seems tbat tl.o 

 jirevailing form of reduplication consists in a repetition of the lirst syllable as far .-is 

 the first vowel, with a tendency of throwing back tlic accent of the word to thu 

 ixduplicatcd syllable. 



Diminutive 



deer, cme'its cmE'mcits. 



black bear, spue'tc spA'iiaats. 



friend, snu'koa iin'nkoa. 



*«^/, kES ki;ki:Est. 



larijc, qzu'm 1 1 i;/.u'y.um. 



bird, spEzu'zu ^pEyu'zu. 



Numerals. 



There are three sets of numerals : simple cardinals used for counting inanimiit ; 

 objects; and two reduplicated sc.'.cs, one used for counting animals, the other f.,r 

 <;(junting human beings. 



Inanimate 



1 , pai'a, pc'ia 



2, se'ia 



;!, k-aatla's, kcak'tla's 



1, mds 



r», tci'ikst 



(j, tla'k-amaksfc 



7, tcu'lk-a 



8, pio'ps(t) 



;>, tE'mEl pai'a 



1(1, o'pEnakst 



1 1 , o'pEnakst e} pe'ia 



Animate 



piii'a pa pea. 



se'sia sisai'a. 



f k'eak'tla's 

 \ k-ek-aak-tla's 



mo'ms 



tci'tciEkst 

 f tla'k'amakst 

 I tlatla'k-amakst 

 f tcu'tcl-k-a i 



I tcutcu'lk-a l' 



fpio'psct) 1 



\pipKVps(t) I 



tE'mEi^ piii'a 



f O'pEnakst ] 



\ op'O'pEnakst i 



O'pEnakst Ei piii'a 



Personal 



k-ak-aak-tla's. 



niu'smust. 

 tci'tciEkst. 



1 tlatla'k-amakst. 



!■ tcfi'tculk-a. 



pipio'ps(t). 

 lE'niEl-pa'pea. 



■)p"<">'pEnakst. 



>p'r)'25i;nakst El-pa'pca 



