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lakf^- to take, to seize 7.5 



499 



waa'- to speak 7.1 

 tqnl- to shout 52.8 



hits- to put on 11.8 

 tu^n- to invite 16.2 



qaHay'x lakwl'nl let them two take 



(them)! 52.12, 13 

 qaH, waa}'n% let him speak to him! 

 qaH^iis tqull'nl let us two (incl.) 



shout at him! 

 qaH^nx Myatsl'm let them put i t on ! 

 qaH^nl tunl'nl let us (incl.) invite 



§ 42. Imperative Suffioc Eocpressing the Direct Object of the First 



Person -its (-a^ts) 



This suffix is added directly to the stem, and commands the person 

 addressed (subject) to perform an act upon an object which must be 

 one of the first persons. The -ts of this suffix is undoubtedly identi- 

 cal with the -ts found in all suffixes that express first and second 

 persons objects (see §§ 23, 29, 34, 36). The combined pronominal 

 forms that are added to this suffix can be only those indicating the 

 second persons as the subject and the first persons as the object of 

 the action (see table, pp. 473, 474). In this connection the following 

 peculiarities may be noted: 



(1) The singular subject is not expressed, being understood in the 

 command. 



(2) Dual and plural objects are not expressed in the suffixes, but are 

 indicated by means of the independent personal pronouns for the first 

 persons. 



(3) For a singular object the subjective pronoun for the first singu- 

 lar {-n) is added to the imperative suffix. 



(4) For dual and plural subjects the subjective pronouns for these 

 persons are added to the imperative -Us. 



The following table will best serve to illustrate these four rules: 



The subjective pronouns beginning with a consonant are added by 

 means of a weak a-Yowe\ (see § § 4, 24). 



This imperative suffix occurs often as -a^ts (see § 2). 



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