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The other suffix used principally with the possessive is also of 

 doubtful significance. It appears to imply an ownership less abso- 

 lute or more communal than the bare possessive 



16. -taa. (-tul: ). possessive. 



my beans 



cattle (Sp. vaca) 



wheat ( Sp. trigo) 



their church 



my cheese | Sp. queso) 



my eldest brother (Sp. mayor) 



child 



his puma 



A small number of particles are suffixed to nouns to indicate 

 certain relations, principally locative. They express the same 

 categories as the prepositions of European languages, but being 

 suffixed, are better termed postpositions. They frequently carry 

 a pitch accent. 



17. n' Ha, locative, temporal, place where, time wlten, in, at. 



oida.a'Ba at the hill 



uc.a"ba in the tree 



su'di.a'i.'a in the water 



vaTa"isa in the basket 



vwr'mua r.a 



\i)c.o'rasn''\;i\ 



in the morning 

 at all hours 



78. aw, inessive, position inside, in. (Frequently with body parts). 

 inmo"am on my head 



inti'v.aM in my arm 



inhu'ram in my heart 



inkov.am on my forehead 



ti'iho-.a-M in the cave 



19. ''/■'. inessive, position within, in. 



hi'kom.oi; 

 lnr'cia."'i 

 va'mnr.i'iR 



20. ■ '-/. motion into, motion within, among. 



ictutu'k am. ma 

 na'v'nra' 



ho'cia ora 



ba'rO'ra 



kti'rcrr.ftrsi 



within the mist 

 in the saucer 

 in the lagoon 



into the darkness 

 among the nopals 

 into the >aucer 

 into the basket 



i lit. i the corral 



