left uppermost—­shook hands, friendly; (6) Place the flat right hand before the chin, palm up with fingers directed to the left, then pass the hand forward several times—­talk, talked to him; (7) Reverse this motion, beginning away from the body, drawing the hand edgewise toward the chin several times—­talked to me; (8) Separate the extended thumb and index as far as possible, leaving the remaining fingers closed, place the hand about six inches opposite the right ear, palm toward the head, then pass it in a curve forward and downward, terminating at the height of the elbow—­hear, heard; (9) then in a continuous movement direct the extended index at the individual addressed, the face expressing a look of inquiry—­you.

ANALYSIS.

Wa-[’s]i’-cu[n] | i-ta[n]-ca[n] | ti-el’ | ti’-ma-hel | unk-i’-pi
      (1) | (2) | (3) | (4)
  White man | chief |lodge in|lodge within |we were at that place

|na  | na’-pe-u[n]-za-pi | na  |    ki-ci      | wo-un-gla-ka-pi | ki[n]
|            (5)          |             (6,7)               |
|and | hand we hold it,  | and | to each other |     we talk     |  the
take hold of                                              thing

| na-ya-[.h]o[n]-hu-o
(8,9)
| you hear it?

It will be observed that the interrogation point is placed under the last syllable, hu-o, the latter implying a question, though the gesture was not made to accompany it, the gestures for hear and you, with a look of inquiry, being deemed sufficient to express the desire on the part of the speaker.

[Illustration:  Fig. 316.]

Answer.  YES, I HEARD OF IT, BUT DID NOT SEE IT.

(1) Hold the naturally closed hand before the right side of the breast or shoulder, leaving the index and thumb loosely extended, then, as the hand is thrown downward and forward, bring the index against the inner side of the thumb—­yes. (2) Repeat gesture No. 8—­heard, Fig. 316; (3) pass the extended index forward from the right eye—­saw; (4) then in a continuous motion extend all the fingers so as to place the flat hand edgewise, and pointing forward about twelve inches before the right side of the breast, and throw it outward and slightly downward—­no, not.

ANALYSIS.

Ha-u  | na-wa’-[.h]o[n] |  tka  | wa[n]-mla’-ke | [’s]ni
(1)  |     (2)         |       |      (3)      |  (4)
Yes, |   I heard       | (but) |   I saw it.   |  not.

DIALOGUE BETWEEN ALASKAN INDIANS.

The following introductory notes are furnished by MR. IVAN PETROFF, who contributes the Dialogue: