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etc. This suffix can also stand as a subjective case in the sentence and 

 form a composite inflection, as appears from the following instances: 



atu lulalkshe'mi gl now it is time to go to bed. 



guixakshe'migshta at the home-leaving season, at exodus-time, 148, 19. 

 This temporal suffi.x is observed in: 



i-umii'mi, l-umiim in the whortleberry season; from fwam whortleberry. 



kishe'mi, kfssiim at sunset. 



kshunG'mi in the hayiny season. 



kolalslie'mi, vuksalshe'mi in the kbl, in the pond-lily season. 



mehiiishe'mi, contr. messiim in the trout-Jishiny season. 



shishukshe'mi during the fight, battle, war. 



sko-emi and sk6'hshemi in spring-time. 



t4nkt gatpanuapkshe'mi at a future time. 



temololii'mi after the wild-plum season; from temolola to finish collecting 



wild plums. 

 tsials-hii'mi at salmon-time, 16, 1(5 ; from tchialash salmon. 



10. Inessive case in -i. 



As the first of the five postposition-cases, I have placed the one formed 

 of the pronominal element i, hi, which has been discussed several times 

 before. It occurs in nominal inflection as a case-terminal by itself, and 

 also enters into the composition of several others, as -ti, -;((~ni, -emi, -kshi, 

 -ksaksi; besides this it forms verbal suffixes mentioned in List of Suffixes. 

 From its primary signification upon the ground have developed those of 

 within, at home, in the lodge, for one's or another\s benefit or disadvantage, and 

 the temporal one when, at the time when. In rare instances -i alternates 

 with -e. 



1. Used in a locative sense, -i means inside of, in, within, at, when ap- 

 pended to substantives designating cavities or hollows (the floor of the 

 Indian lodge often forms a cavity), inclosures, and also to names of locali- 

 ties. It is found suffixed to inanimate nouns only, and to the pronouns 

 guni, hum', huki. 



stckishi at the door, entrance. 

 tchi'shi inside the lodge, habitation. 



