SWANTON | 
TUNICA, CHITIMACHA, AND ATAKAPA LANGUAGES 
27 
COMPARISON OF THE Roots ENTERING INTO THE PRONOMINAL ELEMENTS—Con. 
Tunica 
Chitimacha 
Atakapa 
-ti, -ta (sign of plural in all 
subjective suflixes). 
-te (infinitive suffix)........ 
-tc, —xtc (feminine suflix in 
Teka Cee OMA MER iG, 
woman). 
—c (infinitive suffix), ic, I; 
hus, he, they; uc, we; 
was, you (plural) (prob- 
ably contain same suflix 
=) 
Kite, WOMANS Skee; 
—ti (subjective suffix used 
withintransitivesin third 
person plural), also occurs 
perhaps in suflixes-—tse(1) 
(first person plural) and 
—tem (second person plu- 
ral), and as final sound 
in independent forms, 
yukit, nakit, hakit. 
—c (infinitive suflix used 
with 
pendent pronouns). 
frequently inde- 
kic, woman. 
The following may be added, but are more in doubt: 
Tunica 
ma (suffix used in forming 
most independent  pro- 
nouns), probably from ma, 
and) 
k (used with objective pre- 
fixes in singular and with 
masculine prefixes in third 
person plural). 
1 in -iti (indefinite suffix in 
singular and plural). 
Chitimacha 
Atakapa 
m in him (independent 
pronoun of the second 
person singular). 
—ki, -k (subjective pro- 
nominal suflix in first 
person singular), —-Kk 
(subjective pronominal 
suffix in third person sin- 
gular, masculine), k in 
-naka (subjective pro- 
nominal suffix in first 
person plural). 
ni- (indefinite objective 
prefix in singular and 
plural). 
k in nak (objective prefix 
in second person plural), 
the 
pronouns, yukit, nakit, 
hakit. 
and independent 
hi- (seems to be an indefi- 
nite prefix in singular 
and plural). 
In Atakapa there are a reciprocal prefix, a reflexive prefix, and 
also a reflexive particle placed after the independent pronoun. 
In 
