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Includes chapters on Athapascan, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Eskimo and Chukchee.

Two major anthropological works study the roots, structure, and classification of Indian languages.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...do'qwale'x q!a'paw's Ens 'neenEmo'kwex go on, ... that we may see the hitting of our friends 29G.31 (do'qwiila to be looking; q!ap-to hit;-setis of our; enE7ndku friend;-ex postnominal dem. 2d pers.)... qacs la'08 ax'e'd that you go and take 405.34... qa s tap!e'dayos that you eat (break the shells) 284.22... qEii Le'xs alexEri8 xuno'kwex that I advise our child 290.13... qEn e'k'dwesg'ada snr: x uni'km and I stake this blanket 292.3 we'g'a itd'pledEq" qa's hamx'ci'dadsaqu go on, roast this and eat this 38.7 (L.'dp-to roast; hanix'ct'd to eat) Le'Halaies ydkiddte qa g'a'xes lie called his tribe to come 23.2 axte'dxes qld'lats.'e qacs g'a'xe he took his kettle and came 20.8 If the verb has the first form of the third person, and takes an object or instrumental, the hnal-s is followed by an-e. qa dE'nx'idesesa gd'gak'!dk'!a"layu q!E'mdEma that they sing the wooing songs 82.3 (dE'nxcld to sing; gak-wife no. 141, p. 498;-k'lala noise no. 144, p. 499;-ayu instrument no. 174, p. 507; qiEmdsm song) Verbs with object of the second person take the ending-aoL, corresponding to-ads in verbs with second person subject. Monosyllabic verbs in-a take-a in place of-ae, and-ayos or ads in place of-aaos. In the future the-e precedes the future suffix, and the endings are the same as usual, -l, -los, -iles. qEn dd'x?waLElaoL that I may see you 263.26 qaes la'os na'enakwa and go home 450.20 qEn la e't.'ed that I go again 240.37 qaesle'Lds that you may go in the future 260.19 64. Causal and Temporal Subordination Causal and temporal subordination are expressed by forms related to the foregoing. They must also be considered nominal in their character. Here the relation between personal and demonstrative pronoun is very close, the...