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It will be noticed that the obscure e of the relative suffix -Eml has 

 been contracted with the preceding vowels of na and s^a^'na into a 

 clear «-vowel (see § 9). The weak vowel in na'mHln, na'mHlns, etc., 

 is due to the law of sound-groupings (see § 4). 



The third person singular often loses its distinct suffix for that per- 

 son {-tc). This loss is due to the fact that the form s^a^na'ml is in 

 itself capable of expressing a possessive idea that has the third person 

 as its possessor. 



These possessive pronouns have the force of a whole sentence, and 

 may be properl}^ translated hj it is mine, it is thinic, etc. They are 

 frequently used for the sake of emphasis in addition to the possessive 

 suffixes that are added to nouns, and in such cases invariably precede 

 the nominal concept. 



wa'a^s^nx na'wHltvn wa'as you shall continually speak (with) my 



language 36.13 

 na'mHln qia'il my pitch, this is my pitch 

 na'wHltin Ikwa'nuq^ this is my hat 

 na'mHln mita (he) is my father 

 nl'xamllnx led' tan your horse 

 nl'xamllnx raUa (she is) your mother 



s^a^na'mltc wa'as wa"'' syaxahx his language he had spoken 36.14 

 s^a^na'mltG haa' his mouth 

 s^a^na'ml ho' tan his horse 

 na'mHlns led' tan our (dual, incl.) horses 

 na'mHlxHn tclL our (dual, excl.) hands 

 nl'xamllts Icvnyd's your (dual) dog 

 s^ahia'mltc^ax Ico'tan their (dual) horse 

 na'7nH%7il Ico'tan our (plural, incl.) horses 

 na'mHlnxan tE\ our (plural, excl.) relative 102.5 

 n%' xamlltai ts^g your (plural) relatives 

 s^a^na'^nltc^nx qal'tc their (plural) knives 



§ 115* The JDernonstrative Pronouns 



Although Siuslaw has a number of stems that are used as demon- 

 strative pronouns, there could not be detected in them such cate- 

 gories as visibility or invisibility, presence or absence, nearness to or 

 remoteness from the speaker. It is true that in some instances the 

 informant would render a certain demonstrative pronoun as indicating 

 nearness or remoteness; but this rendering was invariably caused by 



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