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3. In sentences with transitive verb, connecting predicate and nom- 



inal object. 



(a) -L. 



dEui lo-ma'qdeEL We'sgmi I shall put thy louse in 43.10 

 riLk'^et g'a'ah fe'sEni y'at then he saw a large man 95.10 

 d'mLe im'oL naJk'^n (good you) invite your wife! 205.10 



(J) -s. 



nLk'''et sa-go'iidsts Ts'ak' they took Ts'ak* off 120.15 



4. In sentences with transitive verb, the object ma}^ sometimes 



precede the verb, and is then connected with the predicate 

 by -L or -s. 



txane'tk^L ijal-ts'ip-ts'a'pL g'e'daxdet they asked all the towns 



87.3 

 naxL g'a'at he saw bait 50. 15 



5. To express the possessive relation between nouns. 



(«) '^- ^ . ^ 



qa-qala'tiL liimlph sern'd'g'U the rear of the house of the chief 



137.8 

 ane'sL gan the branch of a tree 137.9 

 magd'nL Ivsan the mouth of Skeena river 15.3 

 (ja-we'nL h'ebo' the teeth of the wolves 84.4 

 c^dEldd'lh Lg'iL ImnaJqg'e six were the children of the woman 



97.8 



(5) -s. 



qal-ts'Ci'ps dsp uEgud'ot the town of their fathers 107.13 

 ndze'Ets Ts'ak' the e-randmother of Ts'ak* 119.8 

 xpl'isis Logdbold' the box of Logobola' 19.4 



6. Between definite and indetinite numerals and nouns, the connec- 



tive is -L. 



k'^dlh SEWbd'g'it one chief 137.1 



k'^elh sa one day 137.2 



k'''d'guL hdn one salmon 169.8 



q^ ai-t'' Ejyxa' L qdq even two ravens 155.4 



hagade'lh Lg'it two children 159.5 



hagade'lh nak'st two wives 194.6 



wi-he'lh Idx many trout 157.6 



txane'tk^L (faima'qsit many j^ouths 141.10 



g\d-gane'L ha-xdak'^sE'mEst all your arrows 144.10 



A few indefinite numerals may also take the attributive connec- 

 tive -Era. 

 wi-hl'ldEm q^aima'qsit many youths 144.3 

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