Academy op Sciences] MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX 83 



§ 90. VERBS WITH TERMINAL p*a 



Verbs ending in p'a, all active, infix the pronoun preceding p*a. This ending is presumably 

 a verb, but no meaning that fits all cases has been found. 



ik'o'-p l a he fears lest (see hqk'o'-kp'a, hqk'o'-kip'a he is afraid at night; k'oki'p'a to fear someone); — 

 k'a-p'a' to surpass, beat in a race; — 'a-p'a to strike, c' qti -yd 'map' a my heart beats (c'qte', 

 iydp'a) ; — 'o'-p'a to join; — 'o-p'a' to go by way of, 'ot'a'-p'a to follow after (see t'a'l'e hunting deer), 

 'ofa'jnap'a following (me, my thoughts); — watd-p'a to row a boat (wa'ta-op'd); — nap'a' to flee, to 

 go out of sight temporarily 5 ; — c'o-p'd to wade; — c'a-p'a' to stab; — 'aho'-p'a to treat with respect 

 (see 'oho'la to regard as deserving respect; 'o'hoka c K d said of a questionable character, lit. being 

 sort of deserving respect; 'oho'hola a post, tooth, etc., is loose at its base); — 'iVq-p*a to treat with 

 care, to marvel at (see 'u ' (ma)t'q I am injured); — also 'a-p'e' to wait for 



Exceptions: 



'a-kH'p'a to meet, it befalls one (from 'ap'a'), 'i'tko-k'ip'a to meet face to face, ('itko'p in the direction 



towards one who is approaching) 

 t l o(?na')kap'a I am the eldest, is static and does not belong here 



§ 91. VERBS WITH TERMINAL k'd 



Verbs ending in k'a to be of a certain quality, prefix the pronoun, except those combined 

 with demonstrative pronouns (see pp. 121 etseq.). 



sa'k'a it is raw, uncooked, masa'k'a; — wq'k'ala it is fragile, he is delicate, mawq'k'ala, but c' ql-wq -k l a 

 to be cowardly (c'ql-wq'mak'a I am - ); — psuk'd it is roundish, mapsq'k'a (yupsi{ ' psq 'e'g.naka he 

 left it bundled up roundish there); — g.lak'd they are upright and sparse (trees, grass), nig.ld- 

 k'ela(pi) you have thin (hair) (yug. la' to unravel strings); — fc'ecV it is shaggy, ?nak'e'c'a; — watu'k'a 

 he is weary, wama'luk'a (see 'itu'ya in vain 'itu'h'q to act in vain); — k'uk'a' it disintegrates, mak'u- 

 k'a; — sok'a' to protrude (lips) ; — 'ob.le'c'a it is oblong, 'oma'b.lec'a (see b.leh'a' it widens downward) ; — 

 h'ok'a' the singer who accompanies dances, mah'o'k'a (see a[wa]ki' K oka I am skilfull in that, that 

 is my specialty) 



An exception is: 



sic'o'k'ala he is barefooted (lit. his feet are without anything), sic'o'mak'ala, rarely $ima'c*ok'ala; — 

 t'qc'o'k'ala he is without a blanket, t'qc'o' mak'ala' 



§ 92. VERBS WITH TERMINAL A"'q 



Verbs ending in k'q prefix the pronoun. 



wak'q' he is holy, mawq'k'q (k*q given by Walker as "mystery" is unknown to E. D.); — yuk'q' he has 

 (there is to him), mayu'k'q 



§ 93. VERBS WITH TERMINAL V%' TO WEAR 



Verbs with t'i(,' to wear, bring forth, insert the pronoun before t l %. 

 Active: 



'i-t'q,' to speak the truth (i mouth?); — 'i-t'%'sni to lie; — 'o-t'%' to wear as leggings (to be inside of); — 

 wahi' 'yq-t'-q to dress skin (see wah\ 'yq-waste pi they are good for greasing skins 39.3; H%' to apply 

 oil) ; — wac'i'-t'iisni to have no sense; — wi'si-C% (<Cwa-'isi) to offer a price to be paid for a service; — 

 ho-t'-q' to send forth voice (i. e., to utter one's own characteristic cry, such as animals); — c'as-t'-q' 

 to name; — c'eya'k-t'% to build a bridge (c'eya'ka beaver dam); — 'op'e'-t'ii to purchase 



Neutral: 



'■q-t\ to be injured (it injures me) 



6 See wi' hina'p'a sunrise, sun comes into sight. 



8 tcica'iwaik'a to mean what one says, does not belong here (wica right, k'a to mean; see wica'la to consider right.) 



