Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer
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(23.1) Linguistic Notes
bich'áͅ'nádaazáͅ 'they had been abandoned'.
bich'áͅ 'from them' plus distrib. perf. of
'i-ná-...[hi- perf.]-zé 'there is a movement of people away' [act. intr.]. i-
'away'; ná-...-
zé 'there is a movement of people'. The text form has the si-
perf. because of the distrib. -daazáͅ >
-daazáͅ.
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(23.3) Linguistic Notes
1. Jaazhááda another word denoting the Mountain
Spirits; synonymous with Gáͅhé. No
analysis.
2. gołnihéńnda' 'it
surrounded them'. Analysis uncertain. goł-
'with them' plus a 3rd person ni- perf. with prefix complex ni-hi-ni- and a
stem -nda'. This may be related to the theme nda [perf. stem -nda'] 'to a stream [of water, sand]; to flare, blaze [of fire]' [act.
intr.].
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(23.4) Linguistic Notes
'itanájít'áázhná'a 'they returned to them'.
'ita 'among' plus 3a person perf. of ná-
ni-...[ni- perf.]-d-'aash 'two go back, return' [act. intr.]