I saw nothing that could give the least insight into their notions of religion, besides the figures before mentioned, called by them _Klumma_. Most probably these were idols; but as they frequently mentioned the word _acweek_, when they spoke of them, we may, perhaps, be authorised to suppose that they are the images of some of their ancestors, whom they venerate as divinities. But all this is mere conjecture; for we saw no act of religious homage paid to them; nor could we gain any information, as we had learned little more of the language, than to ask the names of things, without being able to hold any conversation with the natives, that might instruct us as to their institutions or traditions. In drawing up the preceding account of the people of this Sound, I have occasionally blended Mr. Anderson’s observations with my own; but I owe every thing to him that relates to their language; and the following remarks are in his own words: “Their language is, by no means, harsh or disagreeable, farther than proceeds from their using the _k_ and _h_ with more force, or pronouncing them with less softness than we do; and, upon the whole, it abounds rather with what we may call labial and dental, than with guttural sounds. The simple sounds which we have not heard them use, and which, consequently, may be reckoned rare, or wanting in their language, are those represented by the letters _b_, _d_, _f_, _g_, _r_, and _v_. But, on the other hand, they have one, which is very frequent, and not used by us. It is formed, in a particular manner, by clashing the tongue partly against the roof of the mouth, with considerable force; and may be compared to a very coarse or harsh method of lisping. It is difficult to represent this sound by any composition of our letters, unless, somehow, from _lszthl_. This is one of their most usual terminations, though we sometimes found it in the beginning of words. The next most general termination is composed of _tl_; and many words end with _z_ and _ss_. A specimen or two, of each of these, is here put down: _Opulszthl_, The sun. _Onulszthl_, The moon. _Kahsheetl_, Dead. _Teeshcheetl_, To throw a stone. _Kooomitz_, A human skull. _Quahmiss_, Fish roe. “They seem to take so great a latitude in their mode of speaking, that I have sometimes observed four or five different terminations of the same word. This is a circumstance very puzzling at first to a stranger, and marks a great imperfection in their language.