BOAS] HANDBOOK OP AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES 635 



§ 48. B,rhf}rt(ftiiHi Parfirles 



A number of exhortative particles form a peculiar group of words. 

 They are applied so regularly and seem to be so weak, that I do not 

 quite like to class them with interjections. It would seem that the 

 meanings conveyed by some of these have very nice shades. Exam- 

 ples are: 



wusJca a somewhat energetic request — now do let us make an 

 end of it and — 37.12 



nixua please, just try to 130.3 



tcux since this is so, do (or let us) 24.10 



tayax oh, if he would! 22.4 



Tib'ntcin be quiet 



tea! well! introducing a new idea 



{qdft'.dcxEm look out!) 



{nau'itka indeed!) 



(tgt.'o'Jcti good!) 

 The last three of these hardly belong here. They are derivatives: 

 qdH.'dcxEm is probably derived from t!d well; nau'itka, perhaps 

 from nau'i at once; tgtId'Tcti, from t!d well and -kia thing. 



§ 49. Interjections 



The line between the last group of words and true interjections is 

 very indefinite. As might be expected, the number of interjections 

 in this language which has such strong o'nomatopoetic tendencies is 

 considerable. Some of these are: 



a, a, o oh! 



ade' surprise 29.13 



e pity for hardships endured 187.19 



nd pity 116.15 



and' pain, regret, sorrow, pity 22.4, 161.13 



ahalia' pain 177.16 



and'x pity 153.8 



he call 12.2, indeed 38.22, 186.8 



he a long distance 28.3, 123.13 



ho, hoho' , oho' surprise at the success of an action 24.3, 25.22, 



67.14 

 Lxud' disgust 46.26 



ha^o'm, had' now I understand! 39.27, 100.23 

 nd disapproval 145.12 



ndg! contemptuous rejection of an offer 124.11 

 hohu' derisive rejection of a remark 23.25 

 ahd' ridicule, disbelief 166.23 

 eJiehiu' derision 45.1 



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