Verbs of thinking An saglaje pebal ekichis. ‗I asked the chief about what you said.‘

14.4 Grammar 191

3. Mol kinnidbi, an pei. ‗I want only red cloth.‘

4. Yannu omemalbi an mecha. ‗I killed only the wild sows.‘

5. Ampi koe takcha. ‗Only I saw the deer.‘

Exercise 26 . Exclusive suffix -bi-pi frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Chiglibi pukwa. Student: Chiglibi pukwa. 1. Chiglibi pukwa. ‗Only wild turkeys are there.‘ 2. An nalu kinnidbi mecha. ‗I killed only red macaw parrots.‘ 3. Wagbi noni. ‗Only outsiders arrived.‘ 4. An palubi pakcha. ‗I bought only salt.‘ 5. Macherganbi ormanemal. ‗Only the men are all going to meet.‘ Exercise 27 . Exclusive suffix -bi-pi drill The teacher says the sentence and the student repeats it, using the exclusive suffix -bi-pi form. Example Teacher: Chigli pukwa. Student: Chiglibi pukwa. 1. Chigli pukwa. ‗The wild turkeys are there.‘ 2. Tule tupkin mai. ‗Kunas live on the island.‘ 3. Machi nuzha ukcha. ‗The boy sold eggs.‘ 4. Machi kan chobbi. ‗The boy wants to make stools.‘ 5. Wag kallin kumpi. ‗The outsider wants to eat chicken.‘

14.4.13 Exclusive action adverb unila ‘only’ Ex. 28

The exclusive action adverb unila ‗only‘ indicates that only the particular action mentioned in the sentence is carried out. The exclusive adverb is placed in the adverbial position in the sentence. Example Antin unila murruk ebus. ‗I onlyjust touched the cup.‘ Contrast the above example with the following: Example Antin murrukpi ebus. ‗I touched onlyjust the cup.‘ The first example illustrates the way the adverb excludes any other action. The person ―only touched‖ the cup, he did not move it or break it. The second example illustrates that it was ―only the cup‖ that was touched, not the saucer or the glass. Exercise 28 . Exclusive action versus exclusive noun phrase contrast drill The teacher says the sentence and then says a word or phrase from the sentence, which is to be made exclusive. The student repeats the sentence adding the exclusive noun suffix -bi-pi or the exclusive adverb unila ‗only‘ in the appropriate position. This exercise should be repeated as necessary. Examples Teacher: An koe takcha. Teacher: koe Student: An koebi takcha. Teacher: An koe takcha. Teacher: takcha Student: An unila koe takcha. 1. An koe takcha. ‗I saw a deer.‘ 2. An chigli mecha. ‗I killed a wild turkey.‘