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Iktamplcn : ncu'tEm, mj/ object. 

 nski'Qaza, ?»// mother. 

 ntcitQ, my house. 

 aqa'a tla kamu't, this is thy hat. 

 io'a la kamu't, that is thy hat. 

 kEnu'Q tlEn ska'qa, my horse is sick. 

 kEnu'Q nska'qa, my horse is sick. 



The two plural forms in -kt and in -ut are not exclusive and inclusive. 



ska'tsont, our father. 

 ska'tsakt, our father. 

 tci'tQut aqa', that is our Iwuse. 



I am inclined to consider the prefixes tl , 1-, and Q- which appear combined 

 with the possessive pronoun as verbal particles. The close relation between pos- 

 sessive pronoun and intransitive verb becomes clear in the imperfect sense, in which 

 the object possessed is incorporated between the verb and the pronominal suffix ; 



kEnuQska'qakEn, my horse rvas sick — sick horse I. 

 but kEnu'Q tlEn ska'qa, viy horse is sick. 



kEnuQska'qak", thy horse rvas sick = sick horse thou, 

 but kEnu'Q tla ska'qa. 



or kEnu'Q a ska'qa, thy horse is sick. 



These constructions may be compared with the inflexion of the adverb that 

 accompanies the verb (see below). 



The prefix Q- seems to indicate the relation to the indirect object of the sentence : 



pIpHi'tsEn Qa kamu't, I lost it for thee thy hat. 

 pipsta'na nkamu't, I lost my hat. 



But I found also : 



tla ska'qa pu'istQtcEms tlEn katsk, thy Iwrse hilled for me my elder brother. 



Intransitive Vehb. 



The intransitive verb may be inflected by means of suffixes or by means of 

 auxiliary verbs, which latter form various tenses. 



Aorist Present 



kEnu'QkEn, I am. sick. (o)aqkEn kEnu'Q, I am sick. 



kEnu'Qk", thou art sick. (o)aqk" kEnu'Q, thou art sick. 



kEnu'Q, he is sick. (o)aq kEnu'q, he is sick. 



kEnu'kt \ , (o)aqkt (kEn)kEnu'q, n-e are sick. 



kEnkEnu'Qkt f ^^ ^^^ **'"*• (o)aqp (kEn)kEnu'q, ye are sick. 



kEnu'Qp, ye are sick. (o)ax kEnkEnu'q, they are sick. 



kEnkEnu'Q Ctcinku'st") 1 ^, . , 



kEnu'o tcinkr/st \ ^^V '^''^ '^<'^'- 



kEnu'Q tcinku'st 



Future I. Future 11. 



hwl'kEn(tca)ra'it, I shall sleep. ni'itkEn hwi, I shall sleep' 



hwik"'(tca)rii'it, thou wilt sleep. raitk" hwl, thou wilt sleep. 

 &c. &c. 



Imperfect 

 oa'qkEn tlEm tlaha'ns, 1 7vas eating. &c. 



AVhcn tlie intransitive verb is accompanied by an adverb the latter takes the 

 pronominal ending, being treated like an auxiliary verb. 



tlakamG'Q(k)En skEnu'Q, I am always sick. 

 tlakame'Q(k)a skEnu'Q, thou art always sick. 

 tlakame'Q(k) skEnu'Qs, he is always side. 

 tlakame'QEkt skEnu'Q, we are always sick. 

 tlakame'Q(k)ap skEnu'Q, yc are always sick. 

 tlakame'Q(k) skEnkEnu'Qs, they are always sick. 



