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32. -X'Liff) ON TOP OF A ROUNDED OBJECT [sTEM-s.,iND.] loses a" after 



p, s, 1-, and /. sounds. 

 This ending has assumed two specific meanings: 



(a) ON THE FLAMES OF THE FIRE: 



ax- to do axLo/la to put on fire 



axLE'nd to put on fire 

 t'.e'qwap stone in lire tIe'qwapLEnd to put stones on 



fire 20.8 

 Aan- a liollow object is some- ha'nx'Lala hollow object on 

 where fire ( = kettle) 



(b) NAMED. The meaning in this case is that the name is on 

 top of the oliject, in the same way as the Mexicans and the 

 Plains Indians, in their ])icture-writing, attach the name to 

 the head of the person. 



Dd'hETidEX'La nftmed Da'bEnd 22.6 

 Qla'mtalalLa named QIa'mtalal 100.1. 

 a'ngwax'LcisI what is your name^ 388. 3 



33. -{E)ilX EDGE OF A FLAT OR LONG OBJECT [STEM-S., IND.]. 



da to take dE'nxEnd to take by the edge 



10.14 

 0- something awu'nxe^ edge 



gas- to walk qa'sEnxEnddla to walk along 



an edge 

 tsmk^- to chop, bite out tE'mkunxEnd to bite out the 



edge 197.21 

 l-Te'LEnx knife 270.21 

 ama'^EJixe^ youngest child 

 45.34 



34. -tit EDGE OF A ROUND OBJECT [sTEM-S., IND.?]. 



qds- to walk qaf dznus Entdla to walk along 



35. -dxo ON A FLAT OBJECT [sTEM-S., w]. 



d- something ddzd'e^ surface 



Lex- to beat time with baton le'xdzdd to beat time on a fiat 



thing 230.30 

 ale'x^- to hunt sea-mammals Ale'vdzEWe^ hunter on the flat 



thing (i. e., in the sky = 



Orion) 

 t'.Ep- to step t.'ehEdzd'd to step on a flat 



thing X 101.18 

 dog^- to see dd'gudzdd to see a flat thing X 



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