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e. WTien the accent falls on the possessive pronoun, the a is length- 

 ened. If the accent precedes the possessive pronoun, the a remains 

 short. In this case the consonantic pronouns introduce an e before 

 the possessive (§ 5.1). When followed by m and y, tliis e is length- 

 ened to a in accordance with the phonetic. rules given in § 5.26. The 

 g of the first person and of the third person feminine, when following 

 the accent, becomes lex in accordance with the general tendency to 

 make a Ic following an accent affricative (§ 6.1). 



The possessive pronoun exhibits a peculiar modification in the 

 first person and in the third person singular feminine. Masculine 

 nouns have in both cases -tc-, while all the other genders have -g-. 



For the insertion of -g- in the third person plural possessive of 

 neuter and plural nouns, see § 19.3. 



Examples of possessive forms with accent on possessive pronoun: 



i-tCE'-ts!EmEnd my wooden spoon 115.18 



o-gu'-xamukc my dog 16.11 



L-gE'-qacqac my grandfather 211.1 



s-gE'-xanim my (dual) toy canoe 115.21 



t-gE'-xawok my guardian spirits 211.4 



i-me'-xal thy name 72.26 



o-me'-putc thy anus 114.1 



L-me'-tata-iks thy uncles 10.12 



c-me'-lctcxict thy nostrils 113.20 



tE-me!-xeqLax thy hunter's protectors 234.10 



i-a'-ok his blanket 74.14 



u-ijd'-tcinkikala his head wife 74.16 



L-ia'-UEmckc his wives 74.16 



c-id'-kulq!ast his squinting (on both eyes) 139.5 



t-id'-xalaitanE-ma his arrows 10.16 



i-tcd'-yuL.'L her pride 74.11 



w-^o'-c^a7i her bucket 115.11 



L-gd'-cganE-ma her buckets 115.12 



c-gd'-xa her two cliildren 14.4 



t-gd'-po'te her arms 115.24 



i-hd'-qula their camp 73.15 



u-Ld'-xk!un their eldest sister 73.15 



Ld'wux their younger brother 74.15 



c-Ld'-amtkct its double spit 93.10 



Ld'-ULema their houses 227.23 



t-Ld'-xilku'e their bushes in canoe 47.10 



i-ntd' -xanlm our two selves' (excl.) canoe 163.4 



LE-ntd'-mama our two selves' (excl.) father 



i-txd' -kikala our two selves' (inch) husband 76.12 



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