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3. Usitative verbs in -lita, descriptive of personal habits, of customs, 

 occupations, as — 



ledshni'ita to he in the habit of knitting. 



pasliiita to he a cook; to cook for a time. 



shiyuta, sheniuta, liesheliota to follow the bartering trade. 



4. Instrumental verbs in -uta. They refer to the use of a certain article, 

 tool, instrument for accomplishing an act. The suffix -otkish is a compound 

 of the ending -I'lta when used as an instrumental suffix. 



yuwetuta to kick with both feet. 



kawuta to catch, get hold of tvhat is thrown. 



spukliuta to use during or for the siveating process. 



stina-6ta to build lodges with. 



shul6ta to dress oneself with. 



vukuta to scrape by means of. 



-ll'tkisll, see -otkish. 



-U'tch, see -6tkish. 



-utclllia, -odshna, a combination of the verbal suffix -tchna, q. v., 

 with the particle and suffix -u, -o (in -ua, -wa etc.), which points to a motion 

 away from, performed eitlier in the distance or at an elevation above the 

 ground. The verbs in -utchna have all been entered under -tchna. 



-WH, see -ua. 



-wal, see -wj'ila. 



-wa'la, -udla, a compound verbal suffix which, after vowels, often 

 contracts into -o'la or -u'la (with long o, u), and is usually accented on the 

 penultima When the accent recedes, it often abbreviates into -wal, -ual. 

 This suffix points to a position or motion at the head or end of, above, or upon 

 an object, and is composed of the pronominal particle u, hu up there and the 

 suffix -ala. It composes other suffixes, as -ual^a, -walit'ga etc., and appears 

 as a radical syllable in Wcllish rock or cliff standing upright. It forms transi- 

 tive as well as intransitive verbs. 



hashatuala, hashtual to place upright upon somebody's head. 



hasldwala to place a blanket or sheet over one's head. 



