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21. nityohsa:'' 'how it begins' 



Vb. rt.: -ahsaw- [3.10] 'begin' 



Asp. suff.: -? 'desc' 



Obj. pref.: -yo- 'neut.' 



Prim, pref.: -t- 'cisloc' (very often ■nith this rt.) 



Sec, pref.: ni- 'part.' 



22. teyakwe''ta:ke:h 'two people' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -ake- 'be separate entities' (used in enumeration); incorp. 



nn. rt. -okwe^ia- 'person' (incorp. allomorph of -okwe-; cf. 20) 

 Asp. suff. : -h 'desc* 

 Subj. pref.: -y- 'indef.' 

 Other pref.: te- 'dupl.' (here meaning 'two') 



23. t8:yatate:k£' 'they (masc. du.) mil see each other' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -ke- 'see'; -atate- 'recip.' 



Asp. suff.: -'? 'punc' 



Subj. pref.: -' :y- 'they (masc. du.)' 



Mod. pref.: -£- 'fut.' 



Other pref.: t- 'dupl.' 



24. tyotyeehtah 'it is first' 



Iden. with 17 except that cont. and fut. are lacking. 



25. hoti;wa:y£^ 'they (masc.) hare the obligation' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -ye- 'have'; incorp. nn. rt. -(C)i:wa- 'matter, affair', here 



'obligation' 

 Asp. suff.:-'? 'desc' 

 Obj. pref.: hoti- 'they (masc.)' 



26. waono'ersha' 'it pleases them (masc), they are grateful' 



Vb. rt.: -o^esha- 'please, gratify' 

 Asp. suff.:-'? 'punc' 

 Obj. pref.: -'on- 'them (masc.)' 

 Mod. pref.: wa- 'indie' 



27. ske:na' 'it is well, healthy (mentally and physically)' 



28. yenohtanyah 'people think', with ske:no^ 'people are happy' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -{e)ndhto- 'know'; rt. suff. -nyo- 'dist.' (together meaning 



'think') 

 Asp. suff.: -'h 'iter.' 

 Subj. pref.: y- 'fern.' 



See also 1, 6, 7, 10 



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29. te:yatahnD:nyD:^ 'they (masc. du.) will greet each other' 



Vb. base: -n6onyo- 'rejoice in, greet, thank'; -atah- 'recip.' 



Asp. suff.: -? 'punc' 



Subj. pref.: -' :y- 'they (masc du.)' 



Mod. pref.: -e- 'fut.' 



Other pref.: t- 'dupl.' (usual with this rt.) 



