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fXQiVtUtQa'ndwa' sine = 116 is going to bite us (ts-Qatl-itQa-n-dwas-i-nS). Eadical 



bite us 



i'taa, ' bite.' 



fsQa'tltcft,'k)oati'sine = he is going to get you (ts-aatl-tofiliwat-is-i-ne). Radical 



get you 

 tcil'kwat, 'get.' 



PREFIXES. 



The prefixes 7i- and ff- (Jtr-), perhaps the same as those appearing in the numerals, 

 are found with certain forms of the verb. In others they do not appear. Their 

 siijnilication is not known. The following examples will illustrate their use : — 



Pi'MJiS i'pinS M'ma. Long ago my mother died. 

 Ta'aas n-a'sne n-i'pim thtutlils. Two grizzly bears died. 

 Sld'nMds ipi'tlm ne'is Ji'u'pis. The coyote kills him the owl. 

 KaWnS hunipi'tlne ku'pl. He says [said] ' I kill [killed] the owl.' 



This n- appears in the third person singular of very many verbs, and also in the 

 first person singular. Examples of the prefix k- (ff-) as compared with n-, and the 

 verb without prefix are — 



ff-O'ku skumo, month of July (lit. ' when the service-berries ripen '). 



n-v7iu'inV. dqM'Dktle'et, the berries are ripe. 



giitWlttUu old {senex). 



mitlil'liim, he is old, an old man. 



U'tE7iu'stih, to paint the face. 



huni'tMm'stik, I paint my face. 



nu'uwa'ne, he barks. 



M'wii sJn'nhlts, the coyote barks. 



Other prefixes are s-, k-, y-, as exemplified in the following : — 



Juinka'mek sJcinJifits, the coyote sits on his haunches. 



yanJi-il'men, sit down ! 



M'tsank-a'vieli, I sit down. 



hVusaM'ne i'ntUlk aqlu ti'thulmu'is, the chicken-hawk and his wife are there. 



su'usakil'ne tla'utla, the grizzly is there. 



OTHER MOODS. 



Regarding other moods little can be said at present until the analysis of the 

 language has progi-essed further. The following examples, however, may be given : — 



Ka'tlul'ne k'tSQiltli'pitl ski' n7i fits. He thinks to kill the coyote. 



Ka'tlm'ne tsaatli'pitla'ps. He thinks to kill me. 



Eosa'Utlkd'kinT: nV hOka'ep. I am very glad that I am not dead. 



K-a'upQane kd'psins tsi'tlc.p. He does not see why he is dead. 



Katlul'rifi hotli'ldmUl aqkdktU-'tles fki'nkuts jJMlk'si'tlep. He thinks : I will eat the 



eyes of the coyote because he is dead. 

 Ka'tlul'ne ke'ep's. He thinks she is dead. 



An infinitive or perhaps a participial form in -si [-«('] seems to be indicated in 

 the following : — 



Hotl/pa'tlne Kv'pin tatlu'hl tliVne. I hear the owl saying ' come.' 

 Kuna'ae a'qkitliiu'hus, mVpaand tlktl'mfis ni'ltsi a' muks. A star comes along [and] 



sees a child eating dirt. 

 O'pnane shl'si tWutlas. He sees the grizzly bear coming. 

 O'pctane ni'tUsikx shl'se. He sees the buffalo bull coming. 

 O'paane tUpsha'sd pdptl'is. He sees his grandmother coming. 



Occasionally a form in -sin occurs : — 



O'paanS ska'sln ka'qh'-ns. lie sees the wolf coming. 



