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(d) Irregular, but related to this class, are: 



§ 46. Seventh Group, Irref/ular Plurals 



This last group is quite irregular. The following plurals are formed 

 from the same or related stems, but in an irregular manner: 



Singular Plural 



SEnig'ig'a't chief 



sig'idEinhd'nax chief tainess 



slya'tk^ to weep 



alayuwa't to shout 



wild' ax aVainhe' to shout 



lo-le'dik'sa to wash cloths 



nne'uEk^ long 



d'Exd'^d'x stout 



q'ai-ma'qdt youth 



am^a-ma'qsit pretty 



SEni'd'g'it 

 sig'idEvina'x 

 wityi'tk^' 

 ayawa'tk^ 

 wmmhe' 

 lo-md'k'sa 

 wl-na'k^ 

 wi-d'd'x 

 q'ai-ma's 

 arn^a-ma's 

 Tsimshian: 



Singular 



sEiiTbd'g'id 



sig'idEmna'g 



kUnl'Hk 



Plural 



SEmg'ig'a'd 

 slg ' idemhd'nag 

 nani'Hk 



chief 



chieftainess 

 to arise 



Although the use of different stems for singular and plural belongs 

 rather to the classification of nouns and verbs according to form of 

 objects and actors, this feature is so prominent in the dialects of the 

 Tsimshian that it deserves mention here. 



Singular 



g'''dxk^ 



ie' Lo 



id'oxk^ txo'oxk^ 



d'a wan 



dzak^ yets 



Plural 



ho'ut 



