ON THE NORTH-WESTERN

TRIBES OF CANADA. 135

Okana' ken.

Nouns have a distributive which is formed by amplification of the stem ;

Indian, sk-éle, distrib. sk'xlhé'le.
man, sk elttemé'e RS shivlh! lt emé'e.
boy, tetwweé't i to'tuit.

to give, Qué'tsieat plural, seué’ tsiaté.

to tell a lie, sma'lelaqaa,
sick, sh? x'lelt

i smelmalrlaqa'a.
” sho ilk’ é' Ite.

Irregular plurals are not as frequent as is Shushwap, but still very numerous:

woman, fhitley mée' lug, dis

tributive, emdmné’m.

boy, seuinu'mte, a spela' lL.
baby, skukut' melt a sttsem a! la.
torun,  ké'teilie plural, Qé'tumést.
to sleep, 7/e ie ts’dteé'ligia.
to speak, k-wlkod'lxlt 4 skoak oa’ l.
to stand, aksuwé'e m tane's

to walk, ei'ste _ tekod'tumeé.

NUMERALS.

ee SESE oe a

Persons le Other objects I
1. htrndk:s | nar's
2. k:asrasi'l | acl

3. kak-datli’e k-a'tlée

Persons | Other objects
ei EMd' semis mos |
. ktciltcilkust | tetlkust |
6. htak:'tak nmkust = Ua’ k-emkust

Pe aides this numerals can be ee Ww ith any of (he numerous odfiies of aes

language :
two houses, aslé'tle.
two canoes, aslé'utl.
two trees, asta’ luk.
two faces, asxli's.

Personal pronouns are :

[, nntd’ ken.
thou, hdnué’.
he, teini'tl.

The possessive pronouns are :

my, tv—
thy, an.
his, hé—s.

my father, in lxé'u.
his father, hé lxé’us.

When the noun begins with an s, 7 and @

my mother, isk ai.

two fires, aseli'selp.

two days, aselda'sk t

two stones, aseli’sqxun.

two blankets, asxli'tsa, &c.

we, mné'mltit.
you, wné'mtlem.
they, mné'mtcilia.

our, —fxt.
your, —myp.
their, —slie.

our father, /zéutet.

stand for the first and second persons :

INTRANSITIVE VERB.

I am sick, kines kh’ é'lzelta.
thou art sick, huts hk’ é’lelte.
he is sick, sk’é'lzlta.

we are sick, his k’é'lulte.
you are sick, ps k’é'lulte.
they are sick, sits’ k’@'Itgile.

The difference between the verbs with definite and indefinite object, described
by Mengarini in his Salish grammar, is found here also :

I work, kines R’6'lem.
thou workest, 2’uts k’d'lem.
he works, 2’0'lem.

KC.

I work at it, héts k’d'lustun.
thou workest at it, héts k’o'leste.
he works at it, héts k’d'leste.

we work at it, héts k’d'lestem.

you work at it, héts R’o'lnstup.
they work at it, hats ha! lustcile.

Zagnsette