MASON, TEPECANO, A PHI AN LAM; (AGE OE MEXICO 393 

 -/c-, positive. -£«-, indef. inanimate obj. I'd, defective stem 



BE EATING. 



hap'uka'ida. hapu, adv. thus, ka'ida, cf. § 4, etc. 

 iciampucikd'ida. -ic-iam-, positive -f negative, equivocal. -pu-, 

 either emphatic sbj. or adv. Tins, ka'ida, cf. § 4, etc. 



28. napuhabantuhido'r. -a-, 3d sing. pron. sbj. -pu-, emphatic sbj. 



haban, adv. meaning uncertain, -f//-, indefinite inanimate obj. 

 hido'r, stem cook. 

 kunapuvakarida. cf. § 4, etc. 



29. kunukava. nukciD, stem guard, -da, continued future. 

 kuptuciddkta. -p-, 2d sing. pron. sbj. -tu-, indefinite inanimate 



obj. -ci-, probably imperative, dakta, stem release. (There 

 should be doubtless a negative here; the form was translated, 

 u Do not release it." The stem may however be daeda, con- 

 tinued future of dag, seize. The two stems probably have 

 a common origin). 



30. nathi. -a-, 3d sing. pron. sbj. -t-, preterit, hi, pret. of him, go. 



A Journey to Santa Maria Ocotan 



1. varxo'k'va' 



It is long ago 



2. pi'nampuptuniok' 



where they thus speak. 



3. po'noG a'tiv 



like ourselves. 



4. nanitga'mahi para go'mai ki'dadaM pinampu'ptuniok' 



that t went to another town in where they similarly 



speak 



5. ponok a'tiv itNi'o'kho'ko'D ami'cupnkr'k 



like ourselves. Our language with they also speak 



6. gagok'i'k'dadaM antipuo'imo nanitsa'pboiraG hog&ti'tolo 



the two towns in. I walked for I, ordered bring that title 



went to 



7. liavagaA'aM/Nr'wa havahomai gavandc'ra civma'kov 



and the bell and one the banner. Nine 



8. tonoThok-ot- antibcidu'via kuna'nitpuvatuato'k'a 



sun with I there arrived. Then I now it them asked 



9. hogatha'ha'cdux kumsapianra*'tdt piho'napiuvptutu'i' 



that our kinsmen that they maybe not knew where that they are. 



