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75. PASSIVE VOICE 



Ibull. 40 



yaxowiltin he is carried off 

 The present indefinite seems to have no forms for the passive voice. 



Imj^otentinl 



Adjectives (§§ 76-78) 



The qualifying' adjectives in Hupa are veiy closely linked with the 

 verbs. They are fully conjugated, indicating by internal changes 

 the person and number of the subject qualified, and b}^ changes of 

 tense whether the quality is predicated of the present, past, or future. 



§ 76*. Prefljres of Adjectives 



The prefixes of the adjectives consist of a single sound, and are 

 found only in the present. They seem to classify the adjectives 

 according to the degree of connection of the quality with the noun. 

 The principal prefixes are the two following: 



1. fi- used mostly of inherent qualities, such as dimensions. 



nuwnes I am tall nuwteh I am broad 



nuwhwon I am good nuwtcwin I am dirty 



numdas I am heav}' nuwkyao I am large 



2. i- used for the more accidental qualities, such as color, and condi 



tion of flesh. 



Lumkai I am white hittso it is blue, yellow, or green 



LuwJcau I am fat Luhwin it is black 



§§ 75, 76 



