Linguistic Notes by Harry Hoijer
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(36.1) Linguistic Notes
1. ha'óótł'is 'she was lost'. This is evidently
a 3rd person hi- perf. pass. with prefix complex ha-'i- and stem -tł'is. No further analysis is possible,
however.
2. t'óonádaashnłtíͅda 'they did not find her'.
t'óo- ...da variant form of the negative
affix plus the 3a distrib. perf. of ná-di-
|...[ni- perf.]-ł-tee 'to pick up an animate
being' [act. tr.].
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(36.3) Linguistic Notes
ndii'iłk'áodla'
'the ground was cracked open'.
ndii 'ground'; 'iłk'áodla' 'it has been cracked' [no analysis].
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(36.4) Linguistic Notes
káhikéé'gotaał 'he made a ceremony for her'.
Literally: 'he sang after it for her'. ká-
'for her'; hikéé'- bound form of hiké- 'after it, behind it, following it'; gotaał, 3rd person imp. of go- ...[hi-
perf.]-taał 'to sing a ceremony' [act.
intr.].
