academy of sciences] MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX 65 



cv verbs 



*-wi it is tied up (wound, broken object), yuwi' adverb, wiwi'la it is soft and yielding; p'o'wimla fonta- 

 nels, wivri'la spring of water 

 *-ha it is unsteady, also haha'la verb, haha'yela adverb 

 -h% it is gashed, verb and adverb (wa, ka) 



-b.la meat is in a jerked condition, verb and adverb (for meat always with ka-) 

 *-b.laya it is level, b.la'yeyela adverb 



**-pe it is chopped into, verb and adverb; see pehq' to fold (ka) 

 *-psq it is in a state of oscillation, -psq, kapsq'yq adverb; psqpsq'ka vacillating 

 *-p'q, p'qp'q'la it is pounded to a pulp (also by rain, hail), kap'q'yq yielding (like a cushion) 8a 

 -ma it is in continuous moving contact with something, -ma adverb; ica'meya in continuous contact 



permitting rubbing (as verb with instrumentals to brush, sharpen, whet, file) 

 — m.ni 87 it is turning around its own axis, -m.ni adverb; nam.ni' to turn back before reaching destination; 



kam.ni'm.niyela with garments whipping about wearer in wind 133.10 

 -la powdery substance is being spilled, kala' adverb always with ka 

 -lu it is in fanlike motion, kala' to fan (v., adv.) (cf. luza air, water in current) 

 *-to it gives sound of a sharp, light impact, -toto to rap; to' to hig.la' a rapping noise comes 

 -t'a it is compressed into a small bulk (v., adv.), aka't'a to cover (as with soil); yat'a' to chew 

 -t l q it is in touch with something (v., adv.), kat'q't'q to pound (meat) lightly (before cooking) 

 -tka he is choking on something (v., adv.) (ka, neutral) 

 -tkq, only yatkq' to drink (v., adv.) 

 -si he is ahead of someone, pasi' to follow, to trace a rumor (v., adv.) ; i'pasi to insist upon details, cf.-sisa 



always with pa- it is sewed with a running stitch; ipa'sisa it is pinned; pasi'sa to quilt, also adv. 

 **-sj, oyu'si to bear a grudge against someone (v., adv.), wawo' yus\yq adverb; yuo's\ it gets into a knot 



(v., adv.), yuo'siyq adverb, sysi' it is of such consistency that it contracts in drying (fish skin, glue, 



white of egg) 

 -spa, only oyu'spa to take hold of (v., adv.); opa'spa to duck (v., adv.); kao'spa to dent by striking 

 *-smi it is in a state of being trimmed (as leaves from a bush, hair) verb and adverb; smismi' it is irregu- 

 larly deprived of trimmings (hair badly cut, a branch with few leaves left on); yusmi' to fleece; 



aka' smiyqyq to trim limbs off a tree 

 *-sli it is squeezed out (v.), sli' s'e, adverb sliya', sli'sli hig.la' sound comes of beating an object that 



gives a distant report 

 **—slo only reduplicated (-) slosh' it is mushy; kaslo'slo adverb; see slohq' to crawl 

 -snu it is set up on a stick, on a spit for roasting, always with pa-; pasnu adverb. 

 *-sku it is peeled, used of objects the skin of which has to be cut off, to be pared (v., adv.) ; skusku' it is 



scaly (v.), skusku ya adverb 

 *-zq loose material, such as hair, hay is separated, pazq'zq, always with pa-, adverb; zqzq'la it is 



loosely woven, open woods, so that one can look through; zqzq' translucent 

 *-ze it is dangling (v., adv.) ; ze'zeya adverb, with instrumentals: to lift out of a liquid; see ap'a'zezeya on 



the very edge (adv.) 

 -zo a line is drawn on a surface, -zo, ica'zo adverb; pazo' to point out 

 —se it is obstructed (v., adv.); k'use'ya in the way (adv.) (ka) 



-s\ it is wrinkled; yusj,' , yus{'s\, yus\siyq adverb, (yu, na) it is wrinkled p'o'si he WTinkles up the nose 

 -so, only woso' it is protruded, as lips; woso'ya adverb 

 *-swu it is dripping, swuya' giving out the sound of dripping (adv.) 

 -spi small objects are removed, yuspi' to pick berries (v., adv.) 

 (*—smi) smismi' s'e like something trimmed 

 *-sli it is oozing; nasli' to have a rash on the face; sliya' sounding like water dripping, sliya' h{hq' it 



sounds as rain dripping slisli'-'iha't'a to giggle 

 *(-sta not used) (-)stasta it is soggy wet, like skin (v., adv.) 



-stql; yustq' to finish; kastq' to pour; o'stq to fit in, on; nastq'stq s'e as if making oneself wobble by steps 

 -sna it is dropped, missed (v., adv.) ; yusna' it drops out of hand (all prefixes) 

 -ski it is gathered tightly together; it is rough (land); yuski' verb and adverb, yuski' ya adverb; kaski' 



to pound cherries with pits, berries with seeds (v., adv.) 

 -sku it is taken off (scales off fish, kernels off cob, hard small objects) (v., adv.) skusku ya it is scaly 



(skin, etc.) 

 -s'i it is touchy, moving at slight touch; kas'i' curved (as a repousse 1 nose, a curved spine); kas'i'yq 



adverb; yus'i's'i tickling (adv.) 



M Compare (-)p'q'Za it is yielding. 



87 *m.ni to spread out many small objects, like berries. 



