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4. -sga simple futurity. 



sgd'na-qeda's dA'nga qea' xolgilgd' nsga the supernatural beings 

 will not become tired of looking at you 31.4 (sgd'na super- 

 natural; qeda's probably those that are so born [from qe to be 

 BORN, -da auxiliary, -s participle]; ^.4/1 you; ga at; qea by 

 looking; xol stem; -gil probably -gil to become; -gdn = -gan 

 continuative) 



dl gi sina'gasga no one is going to touch me 31.7 (di me; gi to; 

 sifia stem; -ga auxihary [§ 18.5]) 



dAU I qingd'nsga I shall see you sometimes 31.13 {dAh you; 

 I I; qin stem; -gdn continuative) 



5. -{(()san infallible future occurrence, similar to English you 



SHALL. 



[In both these suffixes the future element is probably -.«?, while -sga 

 contains also a declarative ending (-ga). — Ed.] 



Lua'idAn I a si' Id adaa sa n 1 wiW let you have the canoe (xw canoe; 

 ai the; dAfi you; Ia I; silda stem [?]; -da auxiliary) 



djd'gAn dd da'ogasan yow shall go and get your wife {djd wife; 

 -^^ 7l your own ; Ja you; ^ffo stem; -^a auxiliary) 



V sgA'lgatgaasan he will conceal you {sgAl 1st verbal stem to con- 

 ceal; gat 2d verbal stem it was like that; -ga auxiliary) 



gusu l! I'L.'agidas ta'asah what will the chiefs eat {gusu what? 

 l! indefinite demonstrative; I'L.'agidas chief; ta stem to eat) 



6. -qasaiif -qasaSf immediate or imminent future occurrence; 



evidently compounded from the above. 



a'dal dl l! td'nsanqasan they will come to get me to-morrow 

 (a'dal to-morrow; dl me; td'nsan to come by sea) 



git qd'L.'a^anqasan her child was about to come (Masset) (git 

 child; qd stem; -L.'a toward [§ 22.10]; -'an. [?]) 



uaTi ya'e'ts u dA'nat i' 7i l laxahqasangua the princess is going to 

 bring plenty of food (Masset) (nAfi the [becomes definite with 

 suffix -s]; ya'e't chief's child; -s participle; u general demon- 

 strative; dA'nat with; in stem; -z.'a toward; -xan continua- 

 tive; -gua declarative) 



l! lagand' nqasas they were about to make a feast (lagan to make a 

 feast; -dn continuative; -qasas imminent future followed by 

 participle) 



7. -i, in intervocalic position y, perfect time. 



Igitgu'n awd'h gi Ia LSLtcla'yah WAnsu'ga he had brought in a 

 goose to his mother, they say (Igitgu'n goose; aw = ao% mother; 

 -afihisown; giio; i- classifier [§ 15.20]; system; -ic.'a motion 

 into [§ 22.1]; -ah past inexperienced; WAUsu'ga quotative) 



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