320 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 40 



The article very often perforins the function of the personal pro- 

 noun of the third person singular, and in such cases is to be rendered 

 by HE, SHE, or it. 



th^lt Ie he'laq Ie wt'nqas u teint'snatc (in order) to gamble he 



arrived, the spider's grandson 66.20, 21 

 Ke tsu'tsu he was killed 96.14 , 



The article has a general nominal izing function, and when prefixed 

 to adverbs, adjectives, etc. , gives them the force of nouns. 



hE gd^s dlH k'yEai's tsxawl'yat everything separately he put down 

 48.18, 19 



go^s dPl lai'^'tset hsx kwt'naHc (of) everything was started the 

 appearance (i. e., everything began to have its present appear- 

 ance) 12.7 



hE qa'htEs the length 



ma U Ie ehe'ntc ma yd'lanl surely, (whatever) the far-off people 

 were talking 66.13 



la^ he'll hwi'leL Ie e^Jc't'LoHs that (was) their sweat-house, which 

 you found 62. 25 



1^'ne Its Ie e^dowayExta'is qa^'wa I am the one whom you wanted 

 last night 50.25, 26 



In some instances the article is prefixed to the personal pronoun of 

 the third person singular for the sake of emphasis. 



ta Ie'xOj la^ qats t'nlEx and he, he was just alone 68.2 

 ta Ie i'lxd la^ pEnid'wai tl Lowe^'wat and they, they whale are 

 eating 130.13 



It is also prefixed for the same purpose to the demonstrative pro- 

 noun Za". 



lEla^ qahlaxex'l'we these began to flop around 17.6 

 qanto lEla^ laa'yam wherever these went 22.17, 18 



In certain local phrases the article prefixed to the whole and fol- 

 lowed by the local term very often expresses local relation. 



hE dE'mstt ntce?ne'n%8 ha^ til^qtsu at the edge (of) the prairie they 



sat down 22.15 

 hE tslcwa'^Lis nhah! sto'waq at the lower part (of) the fir-tree he 



stood up 26.17 



(For the article as a possessive prefix, see § 98.) 

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