Introduction [To Handbook of American Indian Languages]

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ... 499;-ayu instrument no. 174, p. 507; q.'EmdETn song) Verbs with object of the second person take the ending-adL, corresponding to-ads in verbs with second person subject. Monosyllabic verbs in-a take-a in place of-ae, and-ayds or ads in place of-aads. In the future the-e precedes the future suffix, and the endings are the same as usual,-ii,-ilqs,-iles. gjm do'xtwaLEladL that I may see you 263.26 qacs la'os nd'cnakwa and go home 450.20 qEn la e'tled that I go again 240.37 qaesU'Lds that you may go in the future 260.19 § 64. Causal and Temporal Subordination Causal and temporal subordination are expressed by forms related to the foregoing. They must also be considered nominal in their character. Here the relation between personal and demonstrative pronoun is very close, the noun which expresses the subordination always appearing with the possessive pronoun of the proper person combined with the demonstrative pronoun of the same person. Subordination is expressed by the suffix-x, which takes possessive endings combined with the proper demonstrative elements. This-x may be related to the objective. Temporal Subordination Causal Subordination 1st person-xg-in--ek' qaxg-in--ek' Inclusive-xg-ins--ek' qaxgins--ek' Exclusive-xg'inuxu--ek' qaxgintfx"--ek' 2d person-xs--aaqbs qaxs--aaqds 3d person.....-xs--ae qaxs--ae In place of the suffixed temporal forms, We find also yi! xg-in, etc. qa'mxs £ne'k-aa'qos indeed, when you said 16.11 dza'qwaxs la'e it was evening when he--30.4 qaxg-in d'lex-dek-Irfng-aa for I really long 25.1 qaxs ene'k-aa'qos for you said 16.13 When the verb is transitive, the subject is combined with the subordinating-x, while the object remains connected with the verb. The subject may, however, be repeated in the verb in the same wa...