De, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY—PUBLICATION NO. 8 
méme butterfly 
p6’po? fish trap 
¢i¢imat enchanted place (Sp. “encanto’’) 
pupusu lung 
kuktima ring 
THEMATIC PREFIXES OF THE NOUN 
10.3. Most thematic prefixes of nouns are at- 
tached to one or two noun themes only, and are 
of unanalyzable meaning. A few are attached to 
a larger group of themes, and their meaning may 
be isolated. 
10.4. Some prefixes of unanalyzed meaning: 
kuttihka? rain storm (tuh rain) 
?dkpak cheek (pak bone) 
?Akta¢ molar (ta¢ tooth) 
hApak ear of corn (pak bone) 
winpak forehead (pak bone) 
10.5. The simulative prefix ?ay- usually is used 
to form a noun theme that is similar to or possesses 
some resemblance to the noun theme to which 
it is attached. 
Parndni pimple (?A-ni tortilla) 
?Anday row, line, furrow (¢ay vine) 
?anwi'Si mustache (wi'Si beard) 
?annika edge (naka skin) 
?anké:bak top (ké-bak head) 
Anka? patio (ka? hand) 
?agniksa raficr (niksa stick) 
10.6. The qualifying prefix ma- apparently has 
the meaning of ‘“‘great’’. 
maga? star (¢a? stone) 
masiwa King of the Hurricane (mythological charac- 
ter) (s4wa wind) 
10.7. The qualifying prefix way- means ‘“‘small.’”’ 
way¢d? pebble (¢a? stone) 
waypaéiaAk a small variety of tick (Sp. ‘‘pinolillo’’) 
(paftak tick) 
way¢i'éa a net suspended from a hoop, resembling a 
small Popoluca-type cradle, used to store things 
(dita hanging net cradle) 
THEMATIC SUFFIXES OF THE NOUN 
10.8. Most thematic suffixes of nouns are 
nominalizing suffixes attached to verb themes. Six 
suffixes of this type have been isolated. One suffix 
(locative) may be attached widely either to sub- 
stantive or verb themes, and one (qualifying) may 
be attached widely to noun themes. There are a 
few other thematic suffixes of nouns analyzable as 
such and forming small groups of nouns of which 
they are a part. 
10.9. The nominalizing suffix -i may be attached 
to many verb themes to denote the substance of 
the action. 
?i-SpAki friend (*?itSpXk know) 
wi?kméni supper (*wi?k eat + *mon sleep) 
hipSi (a) blaze (*hips burn) 
hAyi voice (*hay speak) 
°kSi grain of corn (*?aks shelled corn) 
WAci (a) drop (*wa¢ drip) 
kAhi (a) smell (*ka‘n (to) smell) 
10.10. The nominalizing suffix -kuy may be at- 
tached to many verb themes to denote act, instru- 
ment, or material. 
hé¢gkuy (a) comb (*he¢ comb) 
?f-skuy eye (*?i°S see) 
wi?kkuy food (*wi?k eat) 
yémkuy fire fan (Sp. ‘‘aventador’’) (*yem fan) 
yo'sa‘kuy work (*yo'8d° work) 
pahkuy cage (*pah lock up) 
ma‘ékuy toy (*maré play) 
10.11 The collective nominalizing agentive suf- 
fix -k<?wih is attached to verb themes to indicate 
the habitual ‘‘doers’”’ as a class. It is a collective 
agentive except in the word for the devil, wokk 4? wih, 
lit. ‘“barkers”’ (*wok bark). 
yo'Sa*kX?wih workers (*yo'S4° work) 
?e¢k A? wih dancers (*?e¢ dance) 
wi?kkA?wih eaters (*wi?k eal) 
10.12. The nominalizing suffix -a occurs rarely. 
It is attached to a few verb themes to denote the 
result or substance of the action. 
hdka piece (*hak break, shatter) 
p6?a piece (*po? break, split) 
téya pain (*toy suffer) 
10.13. The nominalizing suffix -a has been noted 
attached to three verb themes. 
kipsa measuring stick (*kips test, measure) 
naksa stick (*naks hit) 
na?ta¢a thirst (*na?td¢ to be thirsty) 
10.14. The nominalizing suffix -ay has been 
noted attached to two verb stems. 
pthay crowd (*puh go out) 
hipsan firebrand (*hips burn) 
10.15. The locative suffix -kom may be attached 
to verb or substantive themes to indicate place. 
?imonkdém his sleeping place (?i- 3d. per. pos. p. pref. + 
*mon sleep) 
pahkém cage (lit. ‘‘lock-up place”) (*pah lock wp) 
pe?m kuy ft tomi takkém that tree is near (the) house 
(place) (p®?m kty that tree, ?it it is, tomi near, tak 
house) 
A specialized usage is wa‘k6m which may mean either 
“a nice day”’ or “‘a nice place” (wa: nice, pretty) 
