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ha-sa'lda (thinking) of her (literally, in her footsteps) 142.13 



di^-dande over my ear 



di^-ts'leleide over my eyes 



ha-dede in my mouth (170.2; 182.17) 



gwen-hoTc'dande at my nape 



xd^-s-inide resting on my nose (like spectacles) 



gwel-^waP'dide down from my body 198.4 



Several such forms with apparently simple local signification contain 

 after the pre-positive a noun stem not otherwise found : 



xd^-s'ogwida'm between us 



Jia-^winide inside of me (73.1; 92.17) 



di-ho^wide at my side 



da^oldide close to me (124.9) (cf. adverb da^oH near by 102.6) 



Such a non-independent noun is probably also 7ia-u- in gwen-ha-u- 

 and di-ha-u-, both of which were listed above as simple local elements. 



Instances also occur, though far less frequently, of pre-positives 

 with two nouns or noun and adjective; the first noun generally 

 stands in a genitive relation to the second (cf., § 88, the order in 

 juxtaposed nouns), while the second noun is followed by the third 

 personal possessive -da. Such are: 



gwen-fgd°'-ho'¥ dan-da at nape of earth's neck (= east) 79.6; 

 102.4 



dl-fgd°'-yu'Jc!umd°'-da&tTesiToi earth's tail (= west) 146.1; 198.9 



ha-fgd"^-yawd'^-da in earth's rib (= north) (cf. 194.9) 



dd"'-xi-ts- !e¥ts- !igl'^-da alongside water's backbone (= not far 

 from shore) 



xd'^-xi-ts- !e¥ts- ligl'hla in middle of water's backbone (= equally 

 distant from either shore) 112.4 



Ha-ydH-hd'ls-da^ in its long (i. e., tall) (Jbdls) pines {ySd) ( = place- 

 name) 114.9 



Dl-p!ol-ts!i'l-da over (di^ its red (ts!il) bed (p!ol ditch) 

 ( = Jump-off Joe creek) 



Al-dan-Tc!olo'i-da^ to its rock {da'n) basket (kloloi) ( = name of 

 mountain) 



Rather difficult of explanation is de-de-will'^-da door, at door of 



HOUSE 63.11; 77.15; 176.6, which is perhaps to be literally rendered 



IN FRONT OF (first de-) HOUSE (wili) ITS (-da) mouth (second de-) 



(i. e., IN FRONT OF doorway). The difficulty with this explanation 



is that it necessitates the interpretation of the second noun as a 



genitive in relation to the first. 



1 Observe falling accent despite rising accent (6«/«, k'oloi)o{ independent noun, -da with pre-positives, 

 whether with intervening noun or uoun and adjective, consistently demands a falling accent before it. 



§ 93 



