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§ 39. Fast Passive -ayu, -e'yu, -iyu 



These suffixes are added directly to the verbal stem, which is inva- 

 riably reduplicated. Stems ending in w, Z, m, and n, immediately pre- 

 ceding these suffixes, appear with a glottal stop, no matter whether the 

 stop is inherent in the stem or not (see §§ 81-82). 



md qEsqa'yu the person was 



seized 10.4 

 il aiai^'wdyu they were killed 



58.8 

 qaxLll'yu he was struck 96.14 

 tso h 'ix'tl'yu Ie mix 'so' we kiflEc 



now was slid down the lucky 



stake 94. 3 

 kwilkwe^'leyu Ie hatafyims 



a'lEG was rolled down the 



money stake 92.11 

 afyukwiLkwa'yu surely it was 



cut off 76.16 

 yExyixentce^ne^'yu it was gath- 

 ered up 84.16 

 hetnhe^me^' yu it was brought 



out 



sqa'ts he seized it 68.8 

 aitoit he killed them all 68.11 



XL Its he hit her 64.29 

 T^x'tVts 1 slide it down 



nkuMl'yat I roll it down 



ULkwa'at I cut it off 



yixa! ntcPQis she gathered up 60.3 



heml'yat she took it out 62.23 



§ 4:0. Passive -iyeqEm 



This suffix is composed of the transitional -lye (see § 35) and the 

 generic -qEiii (see § 30). It serves a triple purpose, according to the 

 manner in which it is suffixed to the verbal stem. 



(1) When suffixed to the bare stem, it expresses a verbal conception 

 of a continued character, which may best be rendered by the passive 

 voice. This rendering is due largely to the fact that the -■iye-element 

 of the suffix predominates in these cases. 



lo^H- to watch 

 kiinna- to see 



wil- to look for 



tqariLts he strikes it 28.1 



lowUl'yeqEtn he is watched 40.26 



l%7i kwina'yeqEm haiiL we shall be 



seen 30.23, 24 

 goH qantc will'yeqEm, everywhere 



she is looked for 56.1, 2 

 t^qanm! yeqETTi xwa'lwalyEtc she is 



continually struck with a knife 



80.5 



§§39-40 



