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Eya"^ nlkihi"' na'nteke, I nearly got there. 



Tca'yetu na'nteke, they have killed nearly all of them. 



Tca'hanke-daha' na'ntekS, I killed nearly all of them. 



Tca'haye-daha' na'nteke, 3'ou killed nearly all of them. 

 5 Tca'ye-daha' na'nteke, he killed nearly all of them. 



Tca'hanketu'-daha' na'nteke, we killed nearl}^ all of them. 



Tca'hayetu'-daha' na'nteke, you (pi.) killed nearlj^ all of them. 



Tca'kikitu'-daha' na'nteke, they killed nearly all on each .side [as the 

 Kilkenny cats of notoriety]. 



Tca'yanki'kitu na'nteke, we came near killing one another, or each 

 other. 

 10 Tca'hiki'tii na'nteke, you (pi.) came near killing each other, or one 

 another. 



Akiitxyi' o'' a'tca, his or her pencil is all gone (expended). 



Akutxyi' 0° iya'tca, your pencil is all gone (worn away). 



Akutxyi' 0° nka'tca, my pencil is all gone. 



Toho'xk ata'^'tu, they sit on horses. 

 15 Snickite' iya'miho''', you have fever and ague. 



Snickite' nka'miho'^, I have fever and ague. 



Isi' na'ti su', his feet are [entirely] bare. 



x\yisi' na'ti su', thy feet are [entirely] bare. 



Iriksi' na'ti su', my feet are [entirely] bare. 

 20 Isitu' na'ti su', their feet are [entirely] bare. 



Ite' na'nteke, you came near dying. 



Ita'hi ya'^'xa, you are almost dead. 



Pxu'ki'^xki' na'nteke, 1 came near sticking myself with it. 



Pxu'ixke na'nteke, he came near sticking himself. 

 25 Pxu'yixke na'ntek:e, you came near sticking yourself. 



Pxu'ixketu' na'nteke, they came near sticking themselves. 



A'pan a'xkidu'sni, I could not (or, did not) take it all for (or, from) him. 



A'pan a'xkidu'stuni', we did (or, could) not take it all from (or, for) him. 



Pa'na"^ nda^'ni, I did (or, could) not take it all. 

 30 Pana'hinke nde'ni, I did not carry it all. 



Pana'haye kide'ni, you did not carry it all. 



Pana'haye ku'yude'ni, you did not carry it all. 



Pana"^' kutca'yetuni', they did not kill them all. 



Pana°' kutca'hanke) i', I did not kill them all. 

 35 Kuxwi' iya'ma°, you have no coHee. 



Kiixwi' ya'nkiya'ma*^, I have uo coffee. 



