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[Data Analysis: Intermediate]

Consider the following data from Lummi (Straits Salish). Assume that (a) t’il?m-l?-sxw is a verb. What part of speech are the (b) and (c) forms? Don’t worry about all the unusual letters and diacritics; they are irrelevant to your answer. Pay attention to the meaning of the suffixes that are attached to each word (-lʔ, which means past, and -sxw, which means second person singular subject).

1 t’ilʔm-lʔ-sxwsing-PAST-2SG.NOM“You sang.” verb

2 si’em-lʔ-sxwchief-PAST-2SG.NOM“You were a chief.”

3 sey’si-lʔ-sxwafraid-PAST-2SG.NOM“You were afraid.”