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HANDBOOK OP INDIAN" LANGUAGES SIUSLAWAN 



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tcanhatl- to club 



Mma^Ll- to hit 



tcanhatl' mxutxa^x q^Ll'mt ants 

 psnt's they two were clubbing 

 each other's anus, those skunks 

 86.9 



ktma^' L /muxwanx the}^ hit one 

 another 



§51. Distributive -Wax 



This suffix expresses the distributive of intransitive verbs. Owing 

 to the fact that most nouns, even without the aid of any specific device, 

 may have the function of intransitive verbs, this suffix will be found 

 added to nouns, especially to terms of relationship. The initial I is 

 frequently changed into a"^ (see § 2). 



The form -Wax followed by certain subjective pronouns is subject to 

 a peculiar law of contraction (see § 24). 



k/tn- to hear 70.5 



suqu- to join 



Ldpg- (?) 



mctc- to fight 



m^u'sJc^ younger brother 56. 6 



mtctd'* younger sister 40.2 



Jc/^na^'faxtc wa'as xoftslu tnq!a'- 

 o} two rivers will have one 

 language (literally, hear mutu- 

 ally their language [the people 

 of] two rivers) 32.6, 7 



8u'qv}fax ants hltn'^ xahll'yusnE 

 adjoining these houses are built 

 80.9, 10. 



alqa'tc hlaya' H cfln°-x hltsl'^ xa- 

 hla'yuuE Lo! jpqa^f ax on one 

 place three houses are built side 

 by side 80.14, 15 



nlf ctcaf a^x st'n^xyun (to) fight 

 mutually they two want (with 

 them) 52.2 



ma'skwWa^x xoftsl'^wa^x younger 

 brothers mutually they two 

 (were) 40.18 



nl'ctcafa^x^ mafskwlfa^x = nl'ct- 

 cafaxa'^x, mdsJcunfaxa'^x (see 

 §24) 



7na'ctdht''anxan ( = ma'ctcifaxdm - 

 xan) sisters mutually we (excl.) 

 are 



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