[Annals X. V. Acad. Sci., Vol. XXV, pp. 309 — 41U, June, 1910 1 



TEPECANO, A PIMAN LANGUAGE OF WESTERN MEXICO ' 



By J. Aldex Mason 



(Presented by title before the Academy] 27 March, 1916) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 31 1 



Phonology 313 



General characteristics 313 



Vocalic system 313 



Vocalic quality 314 



Accent 314 



Consonantal system 315 



Quantity 319 



Phonetic processes 319 



Grouping of sounds 319 



Syncope ' 320 



Metathesis 321 



Assimilation and dissimilation 321 



Morphology 321 



Word stems 321 



Phonetic characteristics 321 



Xoun and verb stems 322 



The noun 323 



Nominal stem composition 323 



Etymological suflixes 324 



Morphological processes 328 



Plural 328 



Pronominal possession 331 



Possessive suffixes 332 



Postpositions 334 



The verb 330 



Analysis of the verbal complex 336 



Proclitics 337 



Initial elements 338 



Pronominal subject 338 



Parasitic v 339 



Preterit sign 339 



Verbalizing particles 339 



Medial elements 340 



Nominal incorporation 340 



Adverbial incorporation 341 



Manuscript received by the Editor, 28 November, 1915. 



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