The 
THE SAMOYED LANGUAGE 389 
ADJECTIVES. 
Light, stvichin. 
Heavy, sangova. 
Hot, zbha. 
Warm, /tyerpi. 
Cold, di-ait-st; tichi. 
Wet, schi-vir ; sa-noo-y. 
Dry, ha-sdo-y. 
Much, doo-tam. 
Little (not much), ork-hoh. 
White, férr-hoh. 
Black, daridia. 
Good, sow-wadw 
Bad, we-o-dil. 
Light (not dark), yarr-di. 
Dark, Zimbia. 
Hungry, ov-min-ga-wum. 
Big, av+k-ha. 
Little (not big), 2-dya, ni-out-sho. 
PREPOSITIONS. 
After, pod-noh. 
Before, 72-0r-n2a. 
NATURAL OBJECTS. 
Grass, stt-el-ka. 
Flower, om-doh. 
Green-moss, éow-gwoh. 
Reindeer moss, 77-a7-dey. 
Bog moss, 2é-drt-si. 
Wind, mz-errt-sha. 
Rain, sdv-rz. 
Ice, sdrlba. 
Snow, Aardt. 
Frost, Aecn. 
Hail, svérrts-a. 
Light, yorr-li. 
Dark and night, 2mdzia. 
Thunder, modvx-ta. 
Rainbow, su-di-urr. 
Dew, ywb-la. 
River, ya-ha. 
River source, ya-ha mah Z 
Mountain, oy. ; 
Island, mar-ra-dh ; awh.’ 
Cape, 206-11. ea: 
Sea, sidrr-hoh ; yamh. , 
Lake, zoh. 
Fog, suniaw. 
Sun, heé-yarr. 
Moon, 772. 
Water, yz. 
Fire, Zoo or tuh. 
Stone, Zeh. 
Bird, ¢-2r7-d1-hoh. 
Fish, harr-dih: 
Cloudberry, md-ra-ga. 
Cranberry, jez-dey’. 
TIME AND THE SEASONS. 
Months— 
August, Si-ér/¢z. 
September, Z00-rditz 
October, Mal-covmps. 
November, Pes-o-dey. 
December, Sidia Pet-o-ddy. 
