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Here belong also the compounds with t!d well 



e-t!o'-cg-am hold him well! 44.15 (-t!d- well; -eg to take, hold; 

 -am completion) 



The idea around {-aJco) does not seem to occur independently, 

 and is therefore treated in the next section. 



Safflxes (§§ 28-33) 



§ 28. GENERAL REMARKS 



According to their significance and position, the verbal sufRxes 

 may be classified in five groups: 

 First, generic suffixes: 



1. -a-it to be in a position. 



2. -amit to cause. 



3. -x'it to be made to. 



4. -am to complete a motion, to go to. 

 Second, local sufiixes: 



5. -ako around. 

 Third, semi-temporal suffixes: 



6. -tck to begin. 



7. -I repetition, so far as characteristic of an action. 



8. -L continued repetition. 



9. -Em repetition at distinct times. 

 10. -a-itx habitually. 



Fourth, temporal and semi-temporal suffixes, always following the 

 preceding group : 

 \1. -X customary. 



12. -t perfect. 



13. -a future. 

 Fifth, terminal suffixes: 



14. -e successful completion. 



On the whole, the suffixes appear in the order here given, although 

 sometimes a different order seems to be found. In the following list 

 the combinations of suffixes so far as found are given. 



§ 29. GENERIC SUFFIXES 



1. -a-it TO BE in a POSITION. Followed by -amit (2). -x'it (3), -tck 

 (6) , and all the suffixes of the fourth group. 



a-y-o'-L-a-it he sits, he is 212.16 (-o directive; -l stem to sit) 

 a-Tc-L-a-qafn-a-it she laid it 44.9 {-a directive before g; stem 

 -([En [accented before vowel becomes -qa'n] long thing lies) 

 44877— Bull. 40, pt 1—10 38 § § 28, 29 



