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skwa- to stand 10.9 stmt skwaha^'^^ L.'a"^^ there they 



are standing (collectively) 28.9 

 hlq!- to start 15.1 s^a'tsa hlqlya^'^^ ants hla''^^ thus 



they (will) start 

 ^a'tsa thus 11.10 s^atsa^"^^ tE kite hla'"'^ thus (they 



do it) these people 

 1c/in¥- to go and see 16.1 Jc/inJc'ya'a'^ ni'ctca ts ta^ many 



(were) going to see how this (one 



was) living 



§ 80. Plural -tx 



This suffix exercises the same function as the preceding -u^^ differ- 

 ing from it in so far only as its subjects must be human beings. It is 

 added either to the bare stem or to the stem verbalized by means of 

 the suffixes -a\ -0 (see § 76), or it follows any of the temporal suffixes. 

 The function of this suffix as a personal plural is substantiated by the 

 fact that the verb to which it is added must be followed by the col- 

 lective forms of Mtc person, Mtcu^', hUcu'^^ (see § 97). Whenever 

 this suffix is added to a stem that has been verbalized by means of the 

 suffixes -«% -u*', it coincides in phonetic structure with the temporal 

 and objective form -Itx (see § § 33, 68). But the following collective 

 hitcu'^ differentiates these two forms. Stems ending in an alveolar or 

 affricative add this suffix by means of a weak «- vowel (see § 4). This 

 suffix is always rendered by they, people. 



tEmu'- to assemble 7.3 H wan tsmu'tx hUcu!'^ finally the 



people assembled 7.6 

 , tEm'^wa^'tx hltcu"^'^ sqa^lc people 



assembled there 66.15 

 s'a'tsa thus 11.10 H wans^atsa'tx hUcu'^^ now they 



(began to do it) thus 7.5, 6 

 hutc- to play 7.2 H wcLn hutca'tx hltcvJ'^ now they 



(commence to) play 9.3 

 waa'- to talk 7.1 H wan waa'tx hltcu''^ then finally 



people said 16.1 

 atsl'tc waa'^' mxustx Mtcu"^ thus 



they began to talk to each other 



64,20, 21 

 qatc^n- to go %. '2, Hwan qaJt&ntx finally they went 



16.2 

 ta^- to live 16.2 ha^'mut tqa^'vntc taya^'tx liltcvt!'^^ 



all up-stream they lived 82.13 



§ 80 



