A KWAGIUTL GEAMMAE. 99 



(10.) Endeavouring Verbs. 



These verbs may be recognised by the reduplication of the first syllable of the root : their sub- 

 ject is generally endeavouring to perform the action expressed and nearly always implying ability to 

 do it. 



Lri-lunihwfi 

 Tâ-tulkwâ 



Mfi-mU'â Endeavouring to ■{ sleep 



Kiâ-kiilwû 



dry 

 soften 



buy 



Dfi-dukwa [look for 



Examples: — Tâ-tulkwun klâk ludsh to have it soft 



Li tS-tlza He has gone to get stones 



Ll dâdûk wâ kïs kwilî He has gone to look for his uncle 



Pâ-patâ munûhw Adê We have come for medicine, sir 



Note. — Some of these reduplicating verbs can scarcely be called endeavouring, e. g., Kiitd la 

 hyiûi, let it be full. Kri-kritàtla la hyrik, put a little more in (than you generally do). 



(11.) Pretending Verbs (batla). 



Tlfdiwila nfdvw butlints We are pretending to love 

 Bfikwûm butlints We are imitating Indians 



Tlâhwila butlints We are falsely loved 



(12.) Causing Verbs (mas). 



Datlila masin kMk I made him hmgh i Kinfi-i sa maza wun I am made cold 



ïliln masin I make to die, I kill \ Umîstâ mat tsfi klin I shall be made free 



(13.) Causing Verbs in {lia). 



Giûkwïlâ making a house 



Dihylla making a road 



I will build a house 



You will build a house 

 He will build a house 

 I built a house (long ago). 

 He built a house (long ago). 



(14.) Verbs Expressing Doubt (by means of Adverbs). 



Wëla-ânawïs ") 



Gïanum yperhapsor su}ypose 



Kwat ) 



À'untû Object near 



Knnii Object further off. 



