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Tsimshian: 



I ada mngait-ta'^t then he was just there ZE 782^^ 



120. gciiie- always, permanently, without stopping. This prefix 



occurs commonly with hwtl and adverbial ending -a in the 

 sense of always 121.4, 15. Other compounds are — 



gane-nitL it burns so that the fire can not be put out again 



gane-cPa' to sit down for good 



gane-ts'e'n to have entered to stay 



gane-a'lg'tx to talk without stopping 



gane-qahe'ylt there are just as many 



121. q'asha- anywhere, astray. This prefix is related to hasha- up- 



side DOWN (no. 74); see also no. 103. 



q^asha-FuL-hvm' ax' to paddle about astray 17.2 {¥ul- about 



[no. 33]) 

 q'asha-sa-FuL-ie' he went about away astra}' 38.14 {sa- off 



[no. 39]; Ful- about [no. 33]) 



122. q-ai- still, just, near; also used as an independent adverb. 

 {a) Adverbial: 



q^ai-huw6'qt he was still asleep 127.5 

 q^ai-hwagalt-tsagam-yu'k'det they moved still far away toward 



the shore {hwagait- [no. 71]; tsagam- toward shore [no. 9]) 

 q^ai-Ug'i-qe'sxJi'H just any time he stopped 91.5 {Itg'i- any place 



or time [no. 20]; qesxk^ to stop speaking) 

 {i>) Adnominal: 



q^ai-q^d'liL Loqs just six months 29.5 



Lgo-q'di-ts'd'sg'tm wi-fe's just a little large 153.5 {Lgo- small 



[no. 135]; ts'osk' small; -m adjectival connective; wi- great 



[no. 73]; fes large) 



123. gal- too. 



gal-ala'n too slow 

 gal-d'e'elt too fast 

 gal-la! Itk^ too late 



124. qal- without people, empt}^ (Tsimshian: qal-). 



qal-hwl'lp house without people in it 

 qal-he'ts space 81.6 

 qal-ts'a'p town, tribe 



This particle is also used with verbs: 



qal-d'a' to stay away from a town 



qal-dzo'q to camp away from a town 

 Tsimshian : 



qal-E'rEnx empty box 



qal-ts!a'v town 



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