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with positive -ic-, (here heard as -ac-), denotes superlative. 

 -ic-, repetition of positive, possibly denoting desire, biuk, 

 defective stem BE HUNGRY. -ka't, continued past state, (final 

 and initial k combine to /.••). 



iitiijnin'i, it'u. a-, proclit. conj. -'/-, 3 d sing. pron. sbj. -t-, preterit. 

 -I>n-. emphatic sbj. -va-, completive, -m-, passive, used here 

 as 3 d reflexive pron. obj. a, pret. of ag, converse, tell. 

 With reflexive object denotes think, i. e. to COMMUNE with 

 ONESELF. 



ani.ihaiwa. ani-, 1 st sing. pron. sbj. -/-, perpendicular. hain, 

 stem BREAK, -a, future. 



natpuamdgd'i. n-, proclit. conj. -a-, 3 d sing. pron. sbj. -t-, pret- 

 erit, -pu-, emphatic sbj. -a-, completive (v weakened after u). 

 -ma-, locative, g'6'i, pret. of stem goc, tall. 



21. kuticgampdpbd'i'm'. ku-, proclit. conj. -t-, preterit, -ic-, positive. 



rgam-, progressive, -pop-, probably pu-op, thus-also. ba'rm, 



sing. pret. form drown. (Stem probably defective). 

 amuhodor. '//////-, locative there, -ho-, locative, place where. 



-dor, locative postposition, from. 

 (irichinidtit. a-. 3 d sing. sbj. pron. -?;-, euphonic connective, -ic-, 



positive, him, stem go. -dot, imperfect, past continued act. 

 ga'crri. go-, article, -a'ri, adjective, small. 



22. natpoaHosai). n-, proclit. conj. -a-, 3 d sing. sbj. pron. -t-, pret- 



erit, -po- (better pit), emphatic sbj. -«-, completive (v wea- 

 kened after 6, u). tosan, stem take out, climb out. (Pres. 

 stem used in pret. for applicative.) 



nat'povabo'k'. n-, proclit. conj. -a-, 3 d sing. pron. sbj. -/-, pret. 

 -po-, emphatic sbj. (better pit), -va-, completive, bfrk, stem 

 CARRY; defective (?) 



kiamithd'. -if. 3 d sing, possessive (better -Id). -Im\ postposition. 



natpovatot. />-, proclit. conj. -a-, 3 d sing. pron. sbj. -t-, preterit. 

 -po-, emphatic sbj. (better ////). -va-, completive, to, stem TELL. 

 -/. very dubious; may be preterit by reduplication; may be 

 error for applicative -d; may be integral part of stem. 



23. gado 'irii. ga-, article. -do'u'D, Btem used only in 3 d sing. poss. 

 kuvihido'rda. ku-, proclit. conj. -vi-, uncertain, hido'r, stem cook. 



-da, continued future. 

 kuticiamvomgok. ku-, proclit. cOnj. -/-. preterit, -ic-iam-, positive 

 negative, equivocal, vomg, by syncope from vomig, stem 

 a risk, -ok, past simultaneous. 



