Put It Down

Single Item

New expressions:

Put it down.

šuxkux.

He put it down.

tikux.

Put down the pail.

šuxkux kostš.

He put down the dish.

tikux napakuxtš.

♦ Often when talking about putting an item down, the word for the item is incorporated, or inserted, into the word for put down. The final –u’ or –tš of the item is deleted in incorporation. ♦

food

naakaanuunu’

meat

tsastš

liquid

čiraanu’

string

haaxtš

Pattern:

He put down _____.

ti‐____‐kux.

He put the food down.

tiraakaaNUhkux.

He put the meat down.

titsaskux.

He put the water down.

tičiRAhkux.

He put the string down.

tIhaaxkux.

Multiple Items

New expressions:

Put them down.

šuxtoosI.

He put them down.

tiroosI.

Put the wood down.

šuxtoosI natš.

He put the meat down.

tiroosI tsastš.

♦ Often when talking about putting an item down, the word for the item is incorporated, or inserted, into the word for put down. The final –u’ or –tš of the item is deleted in incorporation. ♦

meat

tsastš

gun

tⁱnaaku’

bow

tⁱnaatš

arrow

niišu’

food

naakaanuunu’

rock

kanitš

Pattern:

He put down _____.

ti‐____‐r ˟oosI.

⇒ ˟ This letter may change depending on the sound that comes before it.

He put the meat down.

titsastoosI.

He put down his bow (and arrows).

titⁱnaahnoosI.

He put the arrows down.

tirištoosI.

He put the food down.

tiraakaanunoosI.

He put the rocks down.

tikaNIhnoosI.
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