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13. la- 



(a) FRONT OF BODY (probably belly as contrasted with gel- 

 breast) : 



\&ts!ayap' he washed himself in front of body 

 (h) BURST, RIP open: 



\&fha"'x it burst 24.17 



\Q,Hfhd''^lc!ifha^ you (pi.) shall rip them open Gike game 



after roasting) 118.5 

 X^salVha'^-gi^n I burst it with my feet (140.22) 

 Wwayafhd''^gi^n I rip it open with knife (way a knife, as 



incorporated instrument) 



14. sal- 



(a) FOOT, WITH foot: 



ssiilatslagi'^n I stepped on it (instrument sal-: T foot-touched 



it) (196.18) 

 ssbVilatsIagi'^n I touched his foot (object sal-; instrument i-) 

 salts! ay dj:)' he washed his feet 

 sBlxugl they are standing 63.2 

 he^^salfgun kick him off! (24.17) 

 ah&lfhd'^F he kicked him 86.16,17,18 

 gelbam s&\gwi't'gwaV kick it way up! 

 s&hjuwo'^s he suddenly lifted up his foot (as when frightened) 



(cf. under da- and s'in-) 

 salpH^nd'^Vwa^n I warmed my feet 



15. al- face, with eye, to, at 



This is in all respects the most difficult prefix in regard to the 

 satisfactory determination of its exact meaning. In a large 

 number of cases it seems to involve the idea of sight, not infre- 

 quently adding that concept to a form which does not in 

 itself convey any such implication. In most of the verb- 

 forms, however, many of which have already been given 

 under other prefixes, the al- seems to have no definitel}^ ascer- 

 tainable signification at all. In some cases it may be consid- 

 ered merely as an empty element serving as a support for a 

 post-positive modal particle. For example : 



a\-his-gulugwa'^n I am desirous of something 



where Jiis trying can not occupy an initial position 



&\-di-yolc!oyaY did you know him? 

 Here alyoJc.'oyaY in itself hardly differs in content from 

 yolcloyaY you knew him. The most satisfactory definition 



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