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Theirs is formed in the same way: hasdaoghyd'h-ikn &c.
The possessive pronoun of the Héiltsuk: dialect is far less complicated.

ADJECTIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN.

Singular, Ist person, #-s— Plural, 1st person (incl.), k;ants—
a 2nd , —(CM)s » Ist ,,  (exel.), hantk'—
5 LG. yes —Ss uke 2ndess, —(6)s \ noun redu-
err SECU, —s f plicated.

We have to distinguish in this dialect also the four locations of near to speaker,
near person addressed, visible, invisible.
I ata ech SBS E00 et le

_ My father | Thy father us Goce ive) Our Cecile) Your father

| Near speaker . h:sau'mpkn au'mpkys k-antsau'mpku \h:antkaw'mpku aiau'mpkys
Near person 2'saw/mpuq au'mmpugs |k'antsau'mpug kiantkau'mpug | aiaw'mpugs
addressed
Absent, visible |Rsau’mpa \au'mpos \kantsau'mpa \kantkau'mpa | aiaw'mpos
Absent, invisible ?:saw’mpats\au'mpatsos krantsau'mpats k:antkau mpats, aiau'mpatsos

His father

pee PU ee
a near person ats absent,
near speaker | “J aarasgeq | #Psent, visible) i visible
Near speaker aumkyasku | au'mpugsky | au'mpaska | au'mpatsku |
Near person addressed au'mkyasug | au'mpugsug | au'mpasug | au'mpatsug |
| Absent, visible au'mkyasé | au'mpugsé | au'mpasé aumpatse
_ Absent, invisible au'mkyastts | au'mpugsits | au'mpasits | au'mpatsits |

Seen eee ee eee a
Their father is formed in the same way from the reduplicated noun: aiau’m-
hyasku.

SUBSTANTIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN.

Ours

ee Mine Thine Gogusive)

Ours (exclusive) Yours

Near speaker . . | né’sdkx jk 'ausod Ohi néso' k: mite nésd k'nnthhy | k:éka'usoku
Near person ad-j| né'sdq |kausd'g | nésd'k-untsug| nésd'k'nnthug | k-éh-auso'g
dressed
Absent, visible. .| né's@ thausé' |nésd'herntsé | néso'h nntké hékausé |
Absent, invisible . | né’séts |k'ausé'ts | néso'k:entséts néso'henthéts | k:ék:a'uséts |

Neen ae enna L — — ——

his (absent, visible), asd’k-0é. theirs (absent, visible) aé3d'k-0é.
PAu Gaia Sanaa invisible), aso’ k'oéts. ei (.=-,y.. 9 MVIsibIe); aéso' k:oets.
THE VERB.

INTRANSITIVE VERB.

Kwakiutl Dialect.
1, Noun or Adjective with verbum substantivum.
“as smoker, ua’ qpis.
1st person singular, - ua'g pisin 7

2nd ,, 3 ua'g pits.
Soran. 5, near speaker, ua'g pisthn,