Chafe] SENECA THANKSGIVING RITUALS 153 



30. neth 'this' 



31. h£:ni:wa^hDte' 'they (masc. dii.) will take up the matter there' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -a^hot- 'attach, add on'; incorp. nn. rt. -{C)i:w- 'matter' 



Asp. suflF. : -i^ 'punc' 



Subj. pref.: -'•.ni- 'they (masc. du.)' 



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



Other pref.: h- 'transloc' 



32. hiya'^tirh 'thej^ (masc. du.) alone' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -i- 'make up the total'; incorp. nn. rt. -yd^t- 'body' (often, 



as here, simply indicating that living beings are involved) 

 Asp. suff.: -h 'desc' 

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



33. hon5ti:wa:te' 'their (masc.) subject matter' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -te- 'be present'; incorp. nn. rt. -{C)i:wa- 'matter'; -at- 



[3.14] 'red.' 

 Asp. suff.:-'? 'desc' 

 Obj. pref.: hon- 'their (masc.)' 



See also 1, 7, 10, 11. 



(6) 



34. nioyereh 'what he did' 



Iden. v.ith 8 except for obj. pref. -o- 'masc' 



35. hotye : no'^kta'^Dh 'the Creator', lit. 'he has fashioned it' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -d^kta- 'come to the end'; rt. suff. -'?- 'inch. I'; incorp. 



nn. rt. -yesn- (with this vb. rt. yields meaning 'fashion'); -at- 'refl.' 

 Asp. suff.: -6h 'desc' 

 Obj. pref.: ho- 'masc' 



38. heh 'there, where' 



37. tyohe' 'we (inch pi.) are alive' (35-37 together are translated 



'Our Creator') 



Vb. rt.: -ohe- 'be alive' 



Asp. suflF.: -'?- 'desc' 



Subj. pref.: ty- 'we (incl. p.)' 



38. hawe:?Dh 'he decided' 



Vb. rt.: -e^o- 'decide, ordain' 

 Asp. suff.: -h- 'desc' 

 Obj. pref.: haw- 'masc' 



39. ^Eyakaa^eshahse' 'people will come to express their gratitude' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -o^esha- 'gratify'; rt. suff. -'hs- 'trans.' 

 Asp. suff.: -^? 'purp.' 

 Obj. pref.: -yaka- 'fem.' 

 Mod. pref.: ?£- 'fut.' 



