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tion has also occurred in previous examples from 138:19 (section 7) and

15:8-9 (section 8), the latter again formed on the stem yaqw-.

10.4 Relative dubitative

A Relative Dubitative (third person -(w)u:si, eight occurrences) expresses

lack of knowledge as to the identification of its implied head. It occurs as

object (or passive subject) of verbs expressing ignorance or a seeking of

information. Examples have already occurred in the above passages from

15:8-9 (section 8) and 32:8-9 (section 9) (the latter shows only the clause,

which is the object of a verb meaning "to look around ever so far for"). The

latter again contains the relative stem yaqw-, the former another stem qwi-;

the choice of stems represents a particularized/non-particularized distinc­

tion (Rose 1981:127-130).

10.5 Indefinite relative

There are three occurrences of the Indefinite Relative (third person -(y)i:),

which expresses information that is expected to be available in the future. It

occurs as the object of verbs expressing the acquiring or conveying of infor­

mation (here on a stem qwis- "do thus"):

2iyqhakwah svhii qwishcwyvsw qahsarp

tell-iNDic-lsG 2PL-OBJ how-succeed -INDEF REL-2PL die--

siya (17:6)

ISG

"ΓΊ1 tell you (pi.) how you may succeed in killing me".

10.6 Purposive

Finally, there is one occurrence of the Purposive (third person -}ey2it),

expressing the intended result of an action. In this example this clause is

modified in turn by a Conditional:

cw tatas2aqkahsipin

now rub in between teeth-cAus-MOM-iMPv-lpL

"now! let us rub [salmon crust] between his teeth