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Tcwni/ntc^ax sVn^xyun lI'u ta'ls ants s^d, they two don't want to 

 stay near here (literally, not they two, want it, near [to] keep 

 on staying, that one here) 



Parallel to these forms are the indefinite, interrogative, and reflexive 

 pronouns. The following have been observed: 



watc. It has the function of an interrogative, relative, and in- 

 definite pronoun, and applies to animate beings only. When used in 

 an interrogative sense, it is best rendered by who, while as an indefi- 

 nite pronoun, it is to be translated by somebody. The interrogative 

 character of this particle can be recognized only by the interrogative 

 tone of the sentence in which it occurs. 



wdteHc led' tan whose horse (is it)? 



2oatc xa'lntux somebody will climb up 



watc tE'x'^mtc ha''' (he) who strong (is) his heart 10.1 



watc L!xu'yun Lxatvf^^ (he) who knows (the art of) running 78.18 



tE'q is used as an interrogative and indefinite pronoun, and ap- 

 plies to animals and inanimate objects only. It may best be rendered 

 by WHAT or something. 



tE^q what (is it) ? 



ha^'mut tE'q everything 9.5 



tsl'klya his ts'q (a) very good thing 72.15, 16 



Tcumi' ntc^nx tsq you (will be) nothing 13.2 



ats tEq loaxa' yExaywi when something will be given to him 18.5 



Hs^a'tsa tE'q qnuhu'ywi that's why something he finds 



In a few instances tE'^q has been rendered b}'^ relative. This free 

 rendering is perfectl}' justifiable, because in the instances quoted ts'q 

 implies the idea of being something to the person spoken to or 

 spoken of. 



na'mHmx jtE'q you (are) my relative (literally, my something 



you [are]) 20.6 

 ts^imstc tEq ants Iqlal'd'md her own relative (was) that pelican 



(literally, her own something) 46.1 



An objective form of this particle has been found in one instance. 

 tEqa^TwInt la'Tcwlsun something we (incl.) will always get 72.17,18 

 taga'^iia is the regular objective form of ts'q, and occurs fre- 

 quently. 

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