More Dhegiha Evidentials
Koontz John E
John.Koontz at colorado.edu
Tue Jun 6 06:17:13 UTC 2000
Naturally, these examples will please Dhegiha students more than others,
but I thought they might be interesting to anyone who was at the
Conference as a supplement to the paper I presented there.
Example of ge as evidential.
Kansas e=di'=ge= s^te=aN.
Kansas they must be in some places. (of winter hides)
there EVID(scattered) so-ever
jod 1891:19.3
The translation in 'must be' is Dorsey's.
More use of 'must be'
Dhe'=the e'=the= a'na, e=dh=e'=gaN=bi=ama nu'=akha.
This it must be ! thought they say the man
jod 1890:149.10-11
Note first person inflection of article *the* as *athe* in next set.
Na! agdha'the athe', e'= ama.
Why! I ate mine I must have, said he they say.
Na! agdha'sniN=kki az^aN' athe', e'= ama.
Why! when I swallowed mine I slept I must have he said they say
jod 1890:63.5-6
In Future of Surity
The future of surity 'shall surely' consists of tta FUTURE + the
EVIDENTIAL usually. Here is an example or two with tta + khe.
I looked for tta + dhaN or tta + ge without any luck.
e=da'=daN ua'z^i= tta=khe'= s^ti waN'gidhe oN?i'=i:
what I plant will surely too all he has given to me:
jod 1890:518.3
MaNdhiN'c^hakki iNs^?a'ge t?e'=tta=khe.
Manthin tcaki old man will surely die as he reclines
jod 1890:765.8
Dhi'daNbe gaN'=dha=xti e'=de a'?aNz^i
To see you she had a strong desire but she, being unsuccessful
t?e'=tta=khe.
she will surely die as she reclines.
jod 1890:775.6
With Presentative, both *khe* and *the* in parallel
Si wac^hi's^ka wiN ed=e=di'=khe', ama;
Again creek one there it was, they say;
s^i tti' wiN' ed=e=di'=the'=ama.
again tent one it was there, they say.
jod 1890:150.5-6
MaNc^hu'=khe idha=bi=ama.
Grizzly bear he found, they say.
Ga=the=di MaNc^hu' e=d=e=di'=khe.
In that place Grizzly bear there he is lying.
jod 1890:287.5
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