^°No.*'69r'''^' LANGUAGE OF SANTA ANA PUEBLO — DAVIS 129 



Verbs. — The most common type of verbs filling a subject slot are 

 those indicating inalienably possessed objects (e.g., kinship terms and 

 terms referring to body parts) : 



S P 



"^e su ?e su kanaisd^u '■'e d^einetA 

 his father he said 



Then his father said. 



Referentials. — These are, in general, nomilike words and the most 

 commonly occurring fillers of the S slot. 



_ ^ P 



?eu 'i'disi d^i dyd.-mi su ^e cugiiyA 



there up eagle he sat 



Then the eagle perched there. 



Phrases based on the above elements. — These are of the five general 

 types given below. 



1 . Two or more words linked in possessive relationship : 

 P S 



su ?e su ceci diyti-kAmi gasl-ki caukui-sanu 



also she waited king his wife 

 The king's wife was waiting, too. 

 S P 



ka hdzdni d^i g^^Asune 

 his hair up it stood 

 His hair stood up. 



S P 



hiaa-nti cdd^^-se dyd-mi su 'i'e dyfi-scficA 

 giant his eagle he cried out 



The giant's eagle cried out. 



2. Two or more words linked in coordinate relationship: 



P S 



dl'i'di dy^-'i'au'i'u hacaze-za gu caukui-sanu 

 there they lived man and his wife 



A man and his wife lived there. 



3. A combination of two or more pronouns or a combination of one 

 or two pronouns with a referential or a verb : 



S P 



su ?e 'i'eu 'i'ai ?fskA hau cd'dutisa 



one someone he was planting 

 There was someone planting. 

 S P 



zi hdidi gan^-ru su d^uwascecA 

 thing which sheep they bleated 

 There were some sheep bleating. 



