BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — COOS 343 



tsoH x'L%md'ya7n xaf^'pEtc he washed it with luke-warm water 



120.9, 10 

 a?^^'^am whitish, gray (literally , white here and there; xqa'sy^hito) 



'Waq, 1 am not quite sure whether this suffix really expresses dis- 

 tribution. All attempts to explain it have proved unsuccessful. It is 

 suffixed to verbal stems, and may be preceded by the suffix -enl 

 (see § 45). The best explanation that may be offered is that it implies 

 a continual action performed by more than one subject, although 

 instances have been found where the action was performed by a single 

 subject. 



tso il qanatcanl' maq now they make fun (of one another) {qa'natc 



joke) 50.12 

 yuwe' hl^'me alicanl'toaq whenever children played (together?) 



70.19 

 dma'ewaq Ie cl'tia dragging (them singly?) was the pet 88.7 



Compare also the nouns 

 sLtsd'waq a whale (?)28.7 

 qaletd'ioaq ferrj^-meu 140.15 



The Passive Voice (§§ 38-42) 

 § 38» Present Passive -u 



This suffix expresses the present tense of the passive voice. It is 

 suffixed directly to the verbal stem with initial reduplication (see § 82). 



aso' tcl tEfi'Jcfu Ie IcH'Ie again tl'klwita he shut (the door) 74.6 



there is shut the door 74. 27 

 go^s qantc la^ qEqai'cu Id vn'- qaic a piece 128.29 



tin in all directions that is 



being clubbed his blood 



10.5, 6 

 x'i'x'intu Ie tdwdl is being x'intl'yat he runs with it 42.5 



taken away quickly the fire 



42.5 

 CEGu' Lu le'il yixd'wEx fire is cul- to burn 



being set to their house 



58.11, 12 



By adding to this suffix the transitional -lye (see § 35), the past pas- 

 sive is obtained. The initial % of -lye is contracted with the -u into a 

 long u (see § 9). 



qEqaicii'ye Id iluwe'^tcis it was beaten to pieces, her heart 76.8 

 majpEjpUm'ye the person was torn to pieces 48.16 [ptls- to crush) 



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