Be standing. Distributive subject. paˀáwx̣atuna ‘they were standing around’. [NP /húx̣en/ ‘be standing’; /húx̣elik/ ‘stand up’; cf. NP /wsétun/ ‘be standing’ (animate); /ˀpétun/ ‘be standing’ (inanimate).]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation