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§ 67. Interrogative 



When interrogative pronouns — ang'^- who, ^ma- what, ^wi- when, 

 g-in- HOW many — are contained in interrogative sentences, the ordi- 

 nary verbal forms are used. When these are not interrogative pro- 

 nouns, the verb takes the suffix -a. 



^md'sas hEgwd'nEmf what kind of a man are you? 147.24 

 ^md'sos Ld'g'ola^saqos? what is standing behind you? 37.21 

 a'ngwax'Las? what is on you ( = is your name)? 67.31 

 ^wl'dEn ^wa'tsld? where is my dog? 44.24 

 ^wldzd's g'e'x'Hde? where do you come from? 123.26 

 gayi'nsEla^maE'na? did I stay under water long? 34.19 {ga- long; 

 -ns under water [§ 21, no. 26]; -la [contin.]; -^m [connect., 

 § 27, no. 103]; -a [interrog.]; etiI; -a [interrog.]) 

 lc-!ed'sas yd'nEinaa? have you no game? 45.27 Qc- lea's none; -as 



thou; yd'nEmgSiViie; -a absent; (/[interrog.]) 

 'plE'pld'sasa are you blind? 95.26 



In interrogative sentences the voice sinks at the end of the sentence. 



§ 68. Plural 



When the sense requires clear expression of the pronominal plural, 

 the suffix -x-da^x^ is used, which is treated like other suffixes beginning 

 with X-, and loses this sound after consonants. 



This suffix must not be considered a pronominal ending. It is 

 attached to interjections as well as to verbs. 



^ya' x-da^x^'- (address of several people) 219.17 

 Id'x-^da^x^-lae they went, it is said 266.27 



§ 60. Adrerbs 



From what has been said before, is appears that there are very few 

 adverbs only in Kwakiutl. A great number of adverbial ideas are 

 expressed by suffixes, while others are verbs. To this class belong, 

 for instance: 



es, ]c-!es not 

 a- really 

 Jial- quickly 



The only independent adverbs that do not take verbal forms, so far 

 as they are known to me, are Eld'q almost, and the numeral adverbs 

 formed with the suffix -jjIeu. 



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