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{13) Inseparable possession relating to space relations: 



awU'° proximity awd'H near him (his proximit}^) 



la./o' the place over lax'o'yu the place over me 



t.raJa' n the place behind txala! nt the place behind him 



(;/) Inseparable possession, expressing- terms of relationship, in 

 sino-ular : 



7iEgira'°d father 

 lEinhll' sister 



nEgica'°dii my father 

 lEUikdl'yu my sister 



miaoni my master 

 nESl'°p.'EnsgEn thy friend 



To this group l)elong also- 



m ia'n master 



n E.si'y> .'En^g f rie n d 



{h) 8epara])le possession of inanimate objects is expressed by the 

 prefix nE- and the possessive suffix (viz., the connective suffix). 



walb house oiE-wa'Ihi my house 



laPh stone nE-ln'°hu my stone 



(c) Separable possession of animate ol)jects is expressed by the 

 prefix VE-, the passive suffix, and the possessive (viz., connective) 

 suffix. 



E'i'la seal 



Jm°s dog 



61 bear 



hdn salmon 



skE herring- 



aj) bee 



mEJl'H- steelhead salmon 



Ulap tribe 



loalh house 



nE-E'rlaga my seal 



nE'hd'^sgu my dog 



nE-<yitgu my bear 



nE-lt&ntgEn thy salmon 



nE-HkE'tgu my lierring 



nE-a'j)Su my bee 



nE-inEll'°ksf( my steelhead 

 salmon 



n-ts.'a'j).sa people of my vil- 

 lage (but n-fs/a'hn mv vil- 

 lage) 



nE-wd'ljjs>i people of m}- house 

 (but iiE-icd'lha my house) 



§ 56. Demonstrative Pronouns 



I have not succeeded in analyzing- satisfactorily the forms of the 

 demonstrative pronoun. It has l)een stated before (§ 20) that presence 

 and absence are expressed ])y the suffixes -st {-t) and -(/'(^(Tsimshian -t 

 and -gu). Besides these, we find independent demonstrative pronouns 

 and peculiar demonstrative suffixes. In the Nass dialect there are two 

 independent demonstratives: gd)i this, gds that. 



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