Linguistic Notes

23. The Mountain Spirits and the Cripples

(23.1)

     bich'3'n1daaz3 'they had been abandoned'. bich'3 'from them' plus distrib. perf. of 'i-n1-...[hi- perf.]-z4 'there is a movement of people away' [act. intr.]. i- 'away'; n1-...- z4 'there is a movement of people'. The text form has the si- perf. because of the distrib. -daaz3 > -daaz3.

(23.3)

     1. Jaazh11da another word denoting the Mountain Spirits; synonymous with G3h4. No analysis.

     2. go[nih4]nda' 'it surrounded them'. Analysis uncertain. go[- '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.].

(23.4)

     'itan1j7t'11zhn1'a 'they returned to them'. 'ita 'among' plus 3a person perf. of n1- ni-...[ni- perf.]-d-'aash 'two go back, return' [act. intr.]