Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...Thus, the inclusive is formed by combining the inclusive pronoun is with the singular for the first person nifxkan; the second person dual is composed of the personal pronoun for the second person dual ic, and the singular for the second person dxkan; etc. These pronouns have the force of a whole sentence, and may be translated by i (thou, He... ) Am The One, Who nsfxkcm, hani, la? tyx'lntl'yat ts xaap I will be the one to run away with that water 40.20, 21 his lianL dxkan yix&'tfkfwint also thou shalt be the one to shoot one (arrow) 13.1 That the dual and plural forms of this set are not felt to be integral units, and may easily be separated according to their component elements, is best shown by the following example: tad kanL nxfaikan xvAn Jtflta'irA now will we two tell thee 126.21, 22 (nffxJcan anoin instead of xunnnE'xkari) This use of the singular pronouns in place of the plural has been referred to in 46. The second set of independent personal pronouns may be called the "verbal set." These pronouns are formed by prefixing the personal pronouns #, e, etc., to the stem-ne, which seems to have a verbal significance. The pronouns thus obtained may be translated by It is i, It is Thou, etc. The third persons singular, dual, and plural have no special forms in this set; but they are replaced by x&, flaxa, iim, forms related to xd'kd, faxca'ka, and ttxa'ka. The series follows. Ms hanz 13, 'ne td i$a I too will go there 94.22 halt! &ne tsfas' #stduq now it is thy turn to stand here 64.32 his xa cEa'lctet she too is working 22.26, 27 The Possessive Pronouns ( 97-98) 97. The Sign of Possession, u The idea of possession is expressed in Coos by means of the possessive particle $, which follows..."
