▁carried ▁the ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁meat ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tree , ▁they ▁say .' ▁ ▁Note ▁that ▁' squ ir rel ' ▁is ▁the ▁agent ▁and ▁occurs ▁by ▁itself ▁with ▁no ▁morph emes ▁indicating ▁number ▁or ▁anything ▁else . ▁The ▁verb , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ver bal ▁units ▁of ▁quot ative , ▁a or ist , ▁repet itive , ▁and ▁imper fect ive , ▁also ▁contain ▁morph emes ▁that ▁indicate ▁the ▁agent ▁is ▁singular , ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁collect ive , ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁top , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁lex ical ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁whole ▁patient ▁n oun ▁phrase , ▁' big ▁quantity ▁of ▁meat '. ▁ ▁G ender ▁In ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁language , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁gender ▁distinction ▁( W AL S ). ▁ ▁Person ▁and ▁possession ▁ ▁The ▁verb ▁' have , ▁possess ' ▁in ▁W ich ita ▁is ▁/ u R ▁... ▁ <0xC9> <0x81> i /, ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁pre verb ▁' poss ess ive ' ▁and ▁the ▁root ▁' be '. ▁Poss ession ▁of ▁a ▁n oun ▁can ▁be ▁expressed ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁that ▁n oun ▁in ▁this ▁verb ▁and ▁indicating ▁the ▁person ▁of ▁the ▁poss essor ▁by ▁the ▁subject ▁pron oun : ▁ ▁nat í : <0xC9> <0x81> ak <0xC9> <0x81> ih ▁' my ▁wife ' ▁ ▁na ▁' part ici ple ' ▁+ ▁t ▁' first ▁person ▁subject ' ▁+ ▁u R ▁' poss ess ive ' ▁+ ▁ <0xC9> <0x81> ak ▁' w