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• 1 2018-07-28T12:40:17-07:00 39.2. That’s why: níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ sxʷ- 4 plain 2022-11-30T07:43:00-08:00

  níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ nəsxʷhiyáʔ.	‘That’s why I went.’
  ɬčíkʷs cn;  níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ nəsxʷhiyáʔ.	‘I’m tired is why I went'

  
  ► 1 Review the models in §38.1. The first model there was ʔaʔstúʔŋət kʷaʔčaʔ nəsxʷhiyáʔ. Compare this with the first model in this section and you will see striking similarities.
  ► 2 Where the first model in §38.1 has ʔaʔstúʔŋət, the first model here has níɬ. That is the only difference between the two patterns.
  ► 3 The second model here is really two sentences and could be translated ‘I’m tired. That’s why I went.’
  ► 4 It is possible to use the ʔaw̓‑ prefix in combination with this pattern, as in ʔaw̓ɬčíkʷs cn;  níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ nəsxʷhiyáʔ  ‘It’s because I’m tired; that’s why I went.’
  ► 5 Review the basic meanings of kʷaʔčaʔ and sxʷ‑ in §38.1. You can see the same functions here.
  ► 6 Remember that sxʷ‑ basically means something like ‘reason (for),’ so the first model could also be translated ‘That’s the reason for my going’ or ‘That’s the reason I went.’
  ► 7 Speech act particles and subject pronouns follow the níɬ.
  ► 8 New vocabulary: x̣ə́ɬ ‘sick’
  

  	sáy̓siʔ cn. níɬ kʷaʔčə nəsxʷkʷánəŋət.	‘I’m scared. That’s why I ran.’
  	ʔaʔstúʔŋət kʷaʔčaʔ ʔən̓sxʷsáy̓siʔ.	‘Why are you scared?’
  	k̓ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə snúʔnəkʷ!	‘I saw a ghost!’
  	ʔáčənaʔ! pə́q̓ cxʷ x̣ʷnáŋ ʔaʔ či ŋáqaʔ!	‘My goodness! ‘You’re white as snow!’