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JiAs they; na-; qox to go by canoe; a'a-yu indefinite pronoun 

 and demonstrative; yu- demonstrative; liunxo' elder brother; 

 a indefinite pronoun; qla- mouth [§ 14.1]; ya- [§ 15.3]; qa to 

 say) 



leq! liludA's! Atu'x nagu'ttc ya Tia'scIu yayatsd'q yu'awe lie ickfe'ntc 

 having gotten inside of his red-snapper coat, when he was 

 pursuing them, tliat is the way he jumped {leq! red snapper; 

 h'.udA's! coat; a- indefinite pronominal prefix; tux inside; na-; 

 gu to go; -^purpose [§ 20.1]; -tc always [§ 19.1]; ya [?]; TiA'sdu 

 them; ya- [§ 15.3]; ga- [§ 17.4]; tsdq to pursue; yu- demon- 

 strative; awe indefinite pronoun and demonstrative; Ice up; 

 ■i[?]; c- reflexive; Jc.'eii to jump; -tc always [§ 19.1]) 



naxafc gA'xtusU having cut it, we will cook it (na-; xdc to cut; 

 gA- future prefix [§ 15.5]; -x transitional afiix [§ 15.7]; tu we; 

 sit to cook) 



xdt gd'naoAi naA'ttc yuxu'ts! qoa'ni the bear people, when they go 

 hunting, always go after salmon {xdt salmon; ga- [§17.4]; 

 na-; at to go; -% part, sufiix [§20.2]; Tia-; At to go; -tc intensive 

 suffix ; yu- demonstrative ; xuts ! bear ; qoan people ; -% possessive) 



tdak^ ydnagu'tiawe qox aku'cladjUc after it had walked a long 

 time, it would stop suddenly (tddlc^ a long time; ya- [ § 15.3]; 

 na-; gu to go; -t purpose; -i suffix [§ 20.2]; awe when; qox 

 completely; «- indefinite pronoun; ku- future prefix [§ 15.5]; 

 da- [?]; dji stem; -tc always [§ 19.1]) 



§ 18. THIRD MODAL PREFIXES 



1. s- or st- is used in a simple statement of an action or condition, 

 whether past, present, or future, but not usually of one 

 which is incomplete. 



tcIdJc^ altl'ni a'ya aosita'n looking for a while, he saw her (tddJc^ 

 a long time; a- indefinite pronoun; I- [§ 18.4]; tin to see; -i 

 [§ 20.2]; a'ya indefinite pronoun and demonstrative; a- indefi- 

 nite pronoun; o- [§ 17.2]; si-; tin to see) 



dutuwu'sigu she felt happy (du her; tu- mind; wu- [§ 15.4]; si-; 

 gu to go [?]) 



daqane'x wusite! quarrelsome he was (daqane quarrelsome; -x 

 [§ 15.7]; wu- [§ 15.4]; te, stem) 



Lcl ye awusliu' duyl't SAtl'yi he did not know it was his son {lcI 

 not; ye thus; a- indefinite pronoun; wu- [§15.4]; s- Tcu to 

 know; du his; ylt son; sa-; tl to be; yi participial suffix 

 [§ 20.2]) 



A'tcqet dusgo'qtc what they throw it with idu-[^ 17.3]; s-; goq to 

 throw; -tc always [§19.1]) 



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