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hwuwuLwuL"* haiyaL xowaiLwaL"^ yudinhit xoLukai"^ tesyayei^^^ 



throw to me." Aud he threw it to * Finally dawn came 



him. 



xoa'tindin yudinhit naxaits"* na^tses nondiyan"'' haiyahitdjit 



everywhere. At last two only arrows were left. And then 



missa^kinits^^" haiyahitdjit naltsit^^^ tsisseLwen haiyaL tcenaindeL 



he shot in its And then it fell. He killed it. And they came out. 



mouth. 



natesdeL kut tcisseLwen haiya medildin naindeL a'tinka^unte^^^ 



They started Already he killed it. There Medildin they arrived. All kinds 



liome. 



ada^^' tcittes^an ^'^^ haiuii La towinkyau^*^' yaxoLtcitdenne medil 



for he came to own. Then once the river was They said to him, "Canoe 



himself high. 



taintuw^^® hai dohexotcoyawenne ^" xo' wunnayaisdeL ^^* 



take out of The he did not do it. In vain they tried, 



the water." 



doheta3^aistan ^^^ haiya xanaisdeL haiun Luwunnin'^" tceninyai 



They did not take There they came up Then alone he went out. 



it out. again. 



hai medil xai'stan taikyuw inittsitda^ '''^ datcuwintan haiyuka 



The canoe he brought up. Sweat-house its roof he put it on. This way 



kitteseox anuweste ^^* 



smart his nature was. 



'1^ hwu- indirect object; -w&L- from the prefix -wa- (used of handing an object to any one) aud l 

 3d modal, o becomes m in 2d per. sing., probably because of the accent: -wCil, verbal root to 

 THROW A LONG OBJECT; class II, con. 2, 2d jjer. sing. imp. 



i'5a:d- indirect object; -iL, -iiiL would be expected; -utaL another form of the root in hwmvuLw&L; 

 class II, con. 2, past def., 3d per. .sing. 



I'^xo- see note 86 above; -L-, prefix found with many adjectives; -kai root of adjective white. The 

 " Dawn maiden " is meant by xoLukai. 



"7 -yei suffix giving emphasis to verb indicating the accomplishment of acts which are gradual, or 

 which require several attempts. 



ii8?ia.r- two; -oiis limiting suffix only. 



i'9-(it- 3d modal; -yan verbal root used of the position of certain objects, such as baskets, etc. 



1-" irei's- possessive prefix; -sn^- mouth. 



121 »ia- prefix down; -l-od modal; -fsit. verbal root to kall. 



^-a'tin- all; -A-rt- suffix with adjectives and adverbs, kind, way; -te verbal root to appear, to 

 have a certain nature. 



123 art- reflexive pronoun; -a post-position for. Compare hwa (.see note 46). 



12* Compare tciL^an, note 7, p. 153. 



i-^td- the more common word for water in Athapascan dialects (in Hupa it is found in compounds 

 and is applied to the ocean); -kyau adjectival root to become large. 



i-o/a- prefix out of the water; -in- sign of 2d per. sing.; -tuiv- verbal root employed of long 

 objects only; this form is confined to the indefinite tenses; class I, con. 1, 2d per. sing. imp. 



127 do- negative prefix; -he- adds emphasis to the negation (.see note 51, p. 155); -xo- not know 

 deictic; -ne verbal root to do a specified act; irreg. past def., 3d per. sing. 



128 wfin- see note 35. 



i29-ta?i verbal root, another form of -fuw (see note 126). 



130 Li), probably from La« one. 



131 Mif- possessive prefix; -tsitda^ roof (?). 

 I's -wes- see note 87; -te (see note 122). 



