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mate obj. dang, uncertain, but probably by syncope from 

 continuative redup. dadag of stem dag, work, -ia, future. 

 -d, subjunctive. 

 kuanantiamhohin. anan-, redup. 1st sing. pron. sbj. -t-iam-, 

 preterit-negative. hohiR, pret. of hohi{'), desire. 



31. nemicivwim'tugiat. -em-ic-, negative + positive, superlative; {em 



for iam). ivicim (or ibirim), defective verb be tired, -tngiat, 

 of uncertain meaning. 

 Konamichidadakdat. Jwna, proclitic conj. -lei-, proximate time. 

 dadak (probably better dadao), continuative redup. of stem 

 dag, work, -dat, imperfect, continued past action. 



32. nanitmd'o-imo. -mo-, locative, thither. ( ' is probably merely 



a hesitation, . ). o m imd, pret. of O'imor, walk. 



gat'hahacdunamd. cf. § 2. -a-, 3d plu. pron. obj. -vwi, postposi- 

 tion. WITH, IX COMPANY OF. 



kunanitpuvaptot'O. -p-, doubtful, probably reduced from -dp-, 

 also, t'dt'd, continuative redup. of to, pret. of stem tog, see. 



33. hactunampuacwadav. hac-tu-, indef. — - inanimate, some-thing, 



-ac-, probably by assimilation from va-ic; (v weakens after 

 u; i assimilates into a), tea defective stem be doing. -dai> 

 imperfect, continued past action. 

 nampuwachohidaj). -wa-, completive, (v weakens to w after u). 

 -c-, by reduction from -ic-, positive. Jiohi, stem desire, -dan, 

 imperfect, continued past action. 



34. nantudaDgian. cf. § 30. 



miampuVdt'dk'. trot'dkr (better tot'dk), redup. usitative of stem 



tO'k, NAME, CALL. 



35. hdgam'iputdtok'. Jwgam, 3d plu. pron. sbj. or demonst., those, 



they, -i-, doubtful, tot'dk', cf. supra. 

 wm'ka'r mitcu\ Southern Tepehuane words. Dbnr, (probably 

 better torn'), stem of dubious significance, -ka'r, instrumental 

 nominal suffix. 



The Deer Hunt 



1. ho'mai to'nora"Ba anti'hi na'nitna'uvdim iner'c 



One sun on I went I deer-hunting. My elder brother 



2. ati'n.o*'i ananiama'pbaik nantuma'hina pero ho'ga 



he me I, I not well that I it shoot but he 



accompanied. am able will 



