ChafbJ SENECA THANKSGIVING RITTTALS 219 



Thanksgiving Dance 



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529. 'o'wartD? 'it became' 



Vb. rt.: -aid?- 'become' 

 Asp. suff.: -0 'punc' 

 Subj. pref.: -w- 'neut.' 

 Mod. pref.: ?o?- 'indie' 



530. h3kat5isy3hkwa:ni:h 'they have requested me' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -oisyihkwa- 'persist'; -at- 'refl.' (together meaning 'ask, 



request') ; rt. suflF. -m- 'dat.' 

 Asp. sufif.: -h 'desc' 

 Trans, pref.: hok- 'they . . . me' 



531. honer^seshe' 'they (masc.) are in opposite moieties' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -e- 'establish'; incorp. nn. base: -ee'se- 'be cousins'; 



-sh- 'nom.' 

 Asp. suff.: -'? 'desc' 

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



532. hon5ti:3t 'the Faith Keepers', lit. 'they (masc.) have the cere- 



monies on them, attached to them' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -o{:)t- 'attach'; incorp. nn. rt, -i- 'matter, ceremony'; 



-at- 'refl.' 

 Asp. suff.: -0 'desc' 

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



See also 1-3, 11, 30, 60, 67, 233. 



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533. hekayakehtak 'it will go straight out' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -yake- 'take out'; rt. suff. -hta- 'caus. I', -'hkw- 'inst.' 

 Asp. suff. -P 'punc' 

 Subj. pref.: -ka- 'neut.' 

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

 Other pref. : h- 'transloc' 



534. heyakwawenokwe : koh 'all our (excl. pi.) words' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -kwek- 'be all of; incorp. nn. rt. -wsno- 'word' 



Asp. suff. : -6h 'desc' 



Subj. pref.: -yakwa- 'our (excl. pi.)' 



Other pref.: he- 'transloc' 



535. kya'taite' 'my body is present' 



Vb. base: vb. rt. -te- 'be present'; incorp. nn. rt. -yd^ta- 'body' 

 Asp. suff.: -'' 'desc' 

 Subj. pref.: k- '1st pers.' 



