| English. | Sitca. | Cadiack. |
|---|---|---|
| Cry | kaáh | keyya |
| Drink | itanna | tanha |
| Hail | katelst | koudat |
| Knee | kakeek | chiskoohka |
| Lake | aaka | nanoak |
| Lips | kahaka | hlukha |
| Man | chakleyh | shook |
| Spark | heeklya | chatalahi |
| Wind | keelhcha | kyaeek |
Now, by taking in the Eskimo of the Aleutian Islands, this list might be doubled; and by dealing with the Kenay as Eskimo, it might be trebled.
Again, by attempting to fix the points whereat the Eskimo language ceases, and the Kolooch tongue begins, we may get further evidence that the difference between them is exaggerated; since the languages passed by gradual transitions into each other.
What follows, moreover, is cumulative evidence towards the same conclusion.
Over and above the vocabularies collected by Mr Tolmie that have already been dealt with, there is a seventeenth, viz. the Tunghaas. This is stated in Dr Scouler's accompanying paper to be the most northern dialect with which the Hudson's Bay traders come in contact. It is also stated to be Sitcan; and that truly.
| English. | Tunghaas. | Sitca. |
|---|---|---|
| Sea-otter | youchtz | youtch |
| River-otter | coostah | kooshta |
| Bear | hooctch | hoots |
| Whale | yioagh | yaaga |
| Woman | shewat | shavvot |
| Summer | kootaan | kootaan |
| He | yout | youta |
| Good | ahkeh | tooake |
On the other hand, the Tonghaas has affinities with the Haidah of Queen Charlotte's Island, and through it with the so-called Nootka-Columbian languages in general.
Cumulative, in the way of evidence to this, is the statement, with the verification of which we shall conclude, viz., that, besides the Athabascan, the other languages of the Oregon Territory have affinities with the Eskimo. With the Oonalashkan and Cadiack on the one side, and with Mr Tolmie's vocabularies (with Cook's occasionally) en masse on the other, we have at least the following words common to the two groups.
To this list a previous statement applies more especially. By treating the Sitca and Kenay vocabularies as Eskimo, the number of coincidences might have been doubled.