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4. Transitive sentences with nominal subject, object, and instru- 

 ment. 



xu'ngwade Q.'e'xwaqlandlcwas O'^m.ag-i'lise Q!e'xwaq!anak^' had 



O'^magi'lis for her child 133.11 {xunk^- child; -ad having [no. 



170]; -e [subj. dem. 3d person cons.]; -as [instr., § 50.4]) 

 yo'seda le'lqwalaLa^yaxa gwd'xnise the tribes ate the dog-salmon 



with spoons 133.34 {yo'sa to eat with spoons; le'lqwalaLl^ 



tribe; gwd'xnis dog-salmon) 

 kwexHdeda h Egwd' riEmaxa qld'sdsa t.'E'Iwagayd the man struck the 



sea-otter with the club (kwex- to strike; -x'Hd [inchoative, 



§ 26, no. 90]; hEgwd'nEm man; q!a'sa sea-otter; tlE'lwaga to 



club; -ay o instrument [no. 174]) 



§ 54. Sentences Containinfj Co-ordinate Verhs and 

 Nominal Sahject or Object 



When there are two co-ordinate verbs, the former takes the pro- 

 nominal or nominal subject, while the latter takes the nominal object 

 and instrumental. 



Id'Hae K.'wdqaxsdnd wuLE^lax ^nEmo'gwise then, it is said, 

 Klwa'qaxsano questioned ^nEmo'gwis 153.39 {la to go; -Ha it 

 is said; -e [subj. dem. 3d person cons.]; wuLE'la to question) 



Id'hEfi ax^e'dLEX tIe'sEma I shall go and get a stone (la to go; -l 

 future [no. 88]; -sn I; ax^e'd to take; -l future [no. 88]; -x 

 [cons, obj.]; tfe'sEm stone; -a [indef., see § 59.2]) 



Id'^lae qla'mseda md'hildq than the one next to her was lazy 54.24 



§ 55. Sentences Contain it} g Possessive Elements 



When the nominal subject, object, or instrumental contains pos- 

 sessive elements, these are expressed by means of prenominal and 

 postnominal endings, which take the place of the simple demon- 

 strative elements. 



Id'lg-in Tc-Ie's^ox-dEl:- this my crest will go 209.31 {la to go; -l 

 future [no. 88]; -^'in [prenom. subj., dem. 1st person, § 49]; 

 hH's^o crest; -x'd past [no. 89]; -If [postnominal dem. 1st 

 person vis.]) 



wuLE'laxes ahE'mpe he questioned his mother 141.37 {wuLE'la to 

 question; -xes [pronom. obj., dem. 3d person subj. and pos- 

 sessor identical, § 49, III]; ab e' m/p moiheT ; -I [see § 49, III]) 



Id'wasHde nd'qd^yas his mind became wild 142.38 {Id'wasHd to 

 become wild; -e [dem. 3d person indef.]; nd'qe^ mind; -as 

 [nominal subj., dem. 3d person, subj. and possessor not the 

 same person, § 49, III]) 

 §§ 54, 55 



