BOAS] HANDBOOK OP INDIAN LANGUAGES — SIUSLAWAN 581 



s^a'tsa tanx st' n^xyutnE that's why this you are wanted 18.4 

 lakwa'ultxa^x ta'td^ax (fi'utc ta^x tsimi'l'd qwoa'txa^^ax taken 



away (were) these their (dual) wives, (namely of) them two, 



Beaver and Muskrat 52.3, 4 

 .... ta' nxan hutcv}' .... (as) these we (here) play 70.12 



In some instances this pronoun vlxslj have a verbal force, and is 

 then best rendered by this who. . . , 



s^a'tsa IHIa^' tE ta^'yax thus ate those who lived (there) 82.12 



s^as is used with subjects of transitive verbs only, and seems to 

 have a distinct discriminative character. In this capacity it exercises 

 the function of the missing independent pronoun for the third person 

 (see § 113). It may either precede or follow the verb, although there 

 is a prevailing tendency to place it at the end of the sentence. It 

 may be translated by this or he. 



H lH!a'yu7i s^as and he devours him 94.10 



ml'Jda tdq xau'un s^as bad something this (one) had killed 96.12, 



13 

 s^as k'^na c^xvfyun ants Wl'a} he, perhaps, has scared away that 



salmon 56.11 

 s^as qata'yun ants Lxau' he hooks that spear 64.7 

 s^a's^nl Wxa'yuts he killed us 28.3 



s^a refers to subjects of both transitive and intransitive verbs. 

 The difference between this pronoun and the above discussed s^as lies 

 in the strictly discriminative character of the latter. It may best be 

 rendered by this, he, and is mostly employed as a personal pronoun 

 for the third person singular (see § 113). Duality and plurality of 

 the subject are indicated by suffixing to s^a the subjective pronouns 

 -a^x and -nx respectively (see § 24). 



s^a tExmu' nt \\ns, xndM ... .:■■•:■.' 



H tstm s^a ya'q'^'ywi always he sees it 68.22 



H s^a j)eII' tcHux and that one will be first 10.1 



s^a'^x ata's Llxu'yun ll'tla^ these two only know (where) food (is) 



98.9 

 s^aiLX tsl'Jilya Ltxu'yun hutcu''^ these very (well) know (how to) 



play 72.1, 2 



In four instances this pronoun has been used as referring to objects. 

 I believe this use to be the result of erroneous application on the part 

 (of the informant. The examples follow. 



§ 115 



