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In the transitions of verbs the pronouns are abbreviated and cer- 

 tain other forms used, as : 



In adjective nouns the former class are used with euphonic 

 changes, as : 



pallou, good, a good thhig. 

 amallou, my good or advantage. 

 mimallou, thy good or advantage. 

 quimallou, our good or advantage. 

 mimallou/ia, your good or advantage. 

 chimallou, their good or advantage. 

 amallouven, it is to my advantage. 



The possessives, which form inseparable prefixes to nouns, are 

 united by means of various ellipses and euphonic changes. Ex- 

 ample : 



Yuca, el. 



My ynca, anel. Our yuca, quenel. 



Thy yuca, menel. Your yuca, menelha. 



His yuca, nel. Their ynca, enel. 



Numerals. 



The numerals are employed with the addition of particles indi- 

 cating the nature of the objects counted. The most usual of these 

 particles appears to be zel or chil. The absolute forms, without 

 these suffixes, are as follows : 



20, ip-lec. 



30, ix-lee. 



40, minip-lec. 



50, quioc-lec. 



60, ipzoc-lee. 



70, quili-lec. 



80, pac-lec. 



90, ocon-lec. 



100, apichac. 



These offer little resemblance to any other tongue, though the 

 words for 8 and 9 remind one of the Chinchasuyu/^-^ and iskon. 



