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324 THE MONTAGNAIS INDIANS AND THEIK FOLK-LOEE 



River Shi-pi-slii, or Shipa. 



Lake Sha-ka-igan. 



Bark Ua-lat-shisbe. 



Weeds Maska-sliu. 



Branch Utl-ku-an. 



Mountain Otso. 



Fire Ishe-ko-to. 



Light Uaban. 



Cold Tliishine. 



Warm Tlii-slii-teu. 



Storm Ilini-usham-madshi-tshi-shi-kau. 



Wind Lo-tin. 



Blowing T-shi-shi-lo-tin. 



Big, or many Mishta. 



'Nats. (Hence, Kakounats, the 

 home of the porcupine ; Man- 

 ito-natff, in the dialect of west- 

 erly tribes. Paradise, or the 

 home of the Manitou or Great 

 Spirit.) 



Good-day I or, How do you do ?. .Qua! i Quat 1 



Yes Ha! Hal 



Ko Namah, or Mawatch. 



. , r Statomiskatin ; or, if to more 



Your good health 1 or, A toast ^, .. , i ^ 



° -j than one, the plural form, 



^ I Statomiskatin-ou. 



Friend Meganish, or Ni-ka-nishe. 



Give me ! Meelnah. 



Go ashore ! Ka-jja. 



Go on 1 Ma-tchi. 



And Kie. 



Is it going to rain V Nama tshika tshimon ? 



Cut ! (imperative) Thimish. 



I cut Ni Thimishin. 



The Montagnais is an exceedingly expressive lan- 

 guage, and very rich in varieties of inflection. Stu- 

 dents are much puzzled by the irregularities of its 



