I. (a.) The Lutuami; (b.) the Palaik; (c.) the Shasti.—There may be other forms of speech common to the two countries, but these three are the only ones known to us by specimens. The Lutuami, Shasti, and Palaik are thrown by Gallatin into three separate classes. They are, without doubt, mutually unintelligible. Nevertheless they cannot be very widely separated.
Man = in Lutuami hishu-atsus, in Palaik = yatui. Qu. atsus = yatui.
Woman = Lutuami tar-itsi, Palaik = umtew-itsen. Qu. itsi = itsen. In Palaik, Son = yau-itsa, Daughter = lumau-itsa.
Head = Palaik lah. In Lutuami lak = hair. Qu. mak = head in Shasti, makh = hair, Shasti.
Ear = Lutuami mumoutsh, Palaik ku-mumuats.
Mouth = au Shasti, ap Palaik.
Tooth = itsau Shasti, itsi Palaik.
Sun = tsoare Shasti, tsul Palaik = sun and moon. In Lutuami tsol = star.
Fire = Shasti ima = Palaik malis. The termination-l-common in Palaik,—ipili = tongue, kelala = shoes, usehela = sky, &c.