IDIOMS. 675 



sleeping. Usually the idea of staying and living coincides with that of 

 sitting, and sleeping with that of lying on a certain spot. Moreover, 

 number has to be expressed by the use either of the verbal singular or of 

 the dual or plural, and exterior or form is indicated by the form-prefixes 

 so frequently discussed in the Grammar. What term has to be used in 

 every instance can be found out best by consulting the second part of the 

 Dictionary. 



The Texts and the Dictionary are full of instances showing the partic- 

 ular use of the verbs alluded to, and the following examples will perhaps 

 prove sufficient for a preliminary guidance of the reader : 



kti'lo hatakt tuya a> juniper-tree was there below (me), 30, 12. 



Wikch tkalamna a horse ivas or stood above, on a hill, 30, 2. 



latchash tupka a house stands on the same level (with me). 



watch saigatat tchia, tgutga the horse is on the prairie. 



watch tchiktchikat levuluta horses are (harnessed) before the carriage. 



It6ks shulutishtat laliga a stain is on the dress. 



nalam pii'ks kiiilatat I'pka our camass is, lies on the floor. 



watksam mu'na u'sha ka'latat the wdthsam-plant is or grows deep in the 



ground, 149, 19. 

 tsuni'ka kiiilatat lusha the tsunika-bulb is (found) above the ground, 



149, 18. 

 watchag tebullat i-utila dogs are or lie under the table. 

 kiil'm iimbutat wiifish are or live in the water. 

 nanuk lahTki latchashtat liu^uga all the chiefs are (sit or lie) ivithin the 



lodge. 

 wewanuish winota liukiamnank tlie tvomen accompany (the conjurer's) 



song tvhile being around him, 71, 5. 



Tlie following words and sentences may be regarded as specimens of 

 idioms, representing both .dialects; for a thorough understanding of them the 

 Dictionary should be consulted. 



ambu wigata "near water," when used for island (KL). 



at kapakt gi tcha ! all be quiet now! nu kapakt gi / am quiet. 



