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4. Repetition. 



nA'nAgl^w^ he is constantly stopping on the way (riAgi- [§ 16]; -w°' 



[§ 28]) 

 paJca'p&ka.nosJca'w^ it opens and closes alternately 



5. Plurality, distribution. 



Hski 'okeca'w'^ he cut off both ears {-cd- [§ 18]) 



sa'shgigdci^nw^ he lay with both feet exposed (sdgi- [§16]; -du- 

 ll 20]) 



manem.Sbnemeg^ many a thing 112.11 



sdsagiseg^ they stick out 284.14 



nd'nesdHc^ he killed many (animate objects) (nes- initial stem to 

 kill; -dici [§ 29]) 



nd'nmvisdwdHc'' they came flying out one after the other {nuwi- 

 out; -isd- [§ 19]; a lengthened before wdtc^ [§29]; «- lacking) 



md'metdswitAciwA^g^ there were ten of them all together {metdswi- 

 iormeddsw' [§ 50]; tAci- [§ 16]; -WAg' [§28]) 



6. Duration. 



pdipo'nlWA^g^ they made long stops on the journey (poni- [§ 16]; 



-WAg' [§ 28]) 

 wd'pawkpAmaHc^ he looked at him a long time 116.6, cf. 278.2 



(-7/1- [§21]; -dtc' [§ 29]; a- lacking) 

 dJiA'piliA^itc^ he sat there a long while 116.6 (a — tc^ [§ 29]; 



-h- glide [§8]; Api- initial stem to sit; -h- glide [§ 8]) 



7. Quantity, size. 



md'micine'ltd^w'^ he has a great deal of hair on the hand (mic- 



[§ 24 under -min-]) 

 papA'gdhe^nw^ it is thin (-w^ [§ 28]) 



8. Onomatopoeia. 



Icdsksi'skaJiA^nw'^ he files it, he scrapes it (-li- [§ 21]; -aviw"' [§ 28]) 



The Verb (§§ 26-41) 

 § 26, JPronoufif Voices and 3Iode 



It has been stated before (§14) that animate and inanimate gender 

 are strictly distinguished, that there is a singular and a plural, and 

 that the exclusive and the inclusive first person plural are distin- 

 guished. The former is associated with the forms of the first person 

 singular; the latter, with those of the second person. Since both 

 subject and object are expressed by incorporated pronominal forms, 

 the intransitive verb and the transitive verb must be treated sepa- 

 rately. Active, middle, and passive voice occur. The pronouns 



§ 26 



