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Chapter III: The Tahlewah

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The latter vocabulary is short, and taken from a _Seragoin_ Indian, _i. e._ from an Indian to whom it was not the native tongue. We are warned of this--the inference being that the Tahlewah vocabulary is less trustworthy than the others.

ENGLISH. EHNEK. TAHLEWAH.

_man_ ahwunsh pohlusan'h.
_boy_ anak'hocha kerrhn.
_girl_ yehnipahoitch kerníhl.
_Indian_ ahrah astowah.
_head_ akhoutshhoutsh astintah.
_beard_ merruhw semerrhperrh.
_neck_ sihn schoniti.
_face_ ahve wetawaluh.
_tongue_ upri so'h.
_teeth_ wu'h shtí.
_foot_ fissi stah.
_one_ issah titskoh.
_two_ achhok kitchnik.
_three_ keurakh kltchnah.
_four_ peehs tshahanik.
_five_ tirahho schwallah.
_ten_ trah swellah.

The junction of the Rivers Klamatl and Trinity gives us the locality for--

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