FOOTNOTES:
[249] Written from their pronunciation. They call their tribe, Ä̍hni-ninn. Gallatin (ibid., p. 125) speaks of them in connection with the Minnitarris. He calls them the Rapid, Fall, or Paunch Indians; and remarks quite correctly, that from the latest information their language is wholly different from those of the Minnitarris and Blackfeet (ibid., p. 132).—Maximilian.
FLATHEADS of the Rocky Mountains[250]
Arrow, tah-pu-minn.
Bear, semachann (ch guttural).
Beaver, skaló.
Bow, soh-nónn; same word as for gun.
Buffalo, zotúnn (soft low, and indistinct; o full).
Child, skochkússa (ch guttural; sa low and indistinct).
Deer, zinechkóhch (ch guttural; the whole indistinct and low).
Dog, nachketsä (e short).
Ear, tchäh-sä̍uonn.
Earth, sopúth.
Elk, chton-skutsiss (ch guttural; the whole indistinct and low).
Eye, ehsuetst.
Fire, stehchke (st with the point of the tongue; ch guttural; final e ½).
Foot, tah-essi̍nn (e ½).
God, inuméhcho (i like e; ch guttural).
Head, estáchk (es soft; ch guttural).
Man, taiskáltomo (little emphasis and low).
Moon, ehs-pach-kann (low and in the roof of the mouth).
Mouth, onuchuaye (ch guttural; final e ½).
Pipe (tobacco), simä̍h-noch (simah short; noch guttural; little emphasis).
Star, skoch-koiomm (low and run together; och guttural).
Sun, ehs-pach-kann (low and in the roof of the mouth).
Tomahawk, soh-nónn.
Water, saotuch (low; ch guttural).
Woman, semääm (e ½; a and a separated).