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Tsimshian: 



lu-t!u'°yu xbi'°s I sweep out a tlvPsk to sweep 



box 

 sE-y'e'lgu loa'i I polish a pad- sE-yie'lask to polish 



die 

 sl'H to spin something siHsk to spin 



ho'ksEn to place with some- gan-hd'ksEnsk fastening-imple- 



thing ment 



Undoubtedly related to the preceding are the following two: 



3. -/u" used commonly after terminal^, t^ s, ts, q, x, l, and sometimes 



after ^Tsimshian: -Jc)-, and 



4. -tk"^ used after vowels, I, m, and n (Tsimshian: -tk). 



Both of these have the same meaning, and seem to be primarily 

 medial or semi-reflexive, while in other cases no clear reason 

 for their use can be given. These endings are found regularly 

 in the possessive form of names of animals. (See § 55.) 

 Examples of -k are: 



het- upright 



goks- to awake 



Les- finished 



bats- to lift 

 Tsimshian: 



ha' Us to send 



sa'ip- hard 

 Examples of -tk^ are: 



d'a to sit 



SE-hwa' to name 



wd'6 to invite 



halda'u to bewitch 



d'aJ'pxan nail 



hEla'n belt 

 Tsimshian : 



sV°p!En to love 



k'Hna'm to give 



SE-waP to name 



plan sea- otter 



hetk^ to stand 

 goksk^ to wake up 

 tesk^ to be finished 

 latsk?' to be lifted 



ha'Usk sent 

 sa'tpk to be hard 



d'atk'^ to be placed 215.1, 131.1 

 SE-hwa' tk^ named 

 w&dtk^ to be invited 128.5 

 halda'uyttk^ bewitched 

 da'pxa^itk^ nailed 

 hEla'ntk^ belted 



sl'°p)!Entk loved 

 km'Jmd'tk given 

 SEioa'Hk named 

 ns-pld' ntgiL my sea-otter 



These endings occur in many intransitive verbs, and in nouns : 

 deljpk^ short metk^ full 



ts^ipk'^ strong o'llk'sk^' to drift 



ayawd'tk^ to cry hesk^ to expect 



mUk^ to scatter da'lUk'sk^ to bend 



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