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the former ends in a, k or l surd, and the latter begins with a conso- 

 nant. On the other hand, s following a I becomes ts: s following a t 

 forms with it ts; and s and a preceding s are transformed into ts. In 

 some cases these changes persist even after the elision of the first 

 consonant of the suffix, in accordance Math § 4 (1). From lianh- to 

 SHOOT, and -x-Hd to begin, we have Tia'nlHd. This phenomenon 

 will be more fully discussed in § 18 (p. 449). In a number of 

 instances t before an aifricative changes to I. 

 Surd li stops changed into spirants : 



^ne'x'dEms time of sapng 

 ^nex'L he will say III 33.13 

 nd'^nax^L he will return home 

 III 33.26 



^neJc' to say 

 nd'^nak^ to return 



we'^x^stsnd to shove into water 

 mo'x^hdla to tie to end III 

 89.15 



yilp.'e'gEud to tie to a pole III 



158. '32 

 alts'.E'nd to tear through (a 



string) 

 Icwe' xalalxwa will dance this 



III 447.4 



Hwe'ltso' feasted III 32.32 

 qlo'xtslEWlltsa to dress in III 



303.26 

 Isgwl'ltsa g'olc^ the fire of the 



house 



Ld'gwilhEntses to push nose 



with his III 349.20 

 le'tEmtso^ cover is taken off 

 from face III 109.23 

 s following another s forms with it ts: 



{ax^a's-SEU) ax^d'tsEn place of my III 32.6 



iqd's-se^ staid) qd'tse^stdla to walk around III 



23.13 

 The sounds y and w, when interconsonantic, change to e and o: 

 (niEny-lc^ [from TUEns-]) niEne'lc'^ measured 



(t.'Etny-dzd [from t.'Ems-]) tlEme'dzo to beat time on 



something flat 



§4 



weq^- to shove a long thing 

 mo^"-to tie 



L changed into I: 

 yiL- to tie 



dL- to tear 



Tcwe'xalaL-xwa 



s following I changed to ts: 



(k!we'l-sd^) 

 (q!dx-ts!d-eL-sa) 



(lEgwl'l-sa g'b'Tc'^) 



s following d ov t forms ts: 

 {Ld'gwllbEnd-ses) 



(le'tEmd-sd^) 



