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The plural of i-po'?poe (a bird), is t-poepd'yuks. Here the accent 

 remains on the o, although it is shifted to the next syllable, and the 

 e becomes consonantic. 



Here belongs also L-ld'lEX bird, plural t-lala'xukc, in which word 

 the lengthening of the e to a before x is irregular. 



A number of monosyllabic stems are treated in the same manner, 

 as those here described : 



In a number of words the accent does not shift : 



Singular Plural 



old person i-q!etjd'qut t-q!eyd'qtiks 



shag i-pa'^owe L-pd'qo-iJcc 



male i'-kala t-ka'la-ukc 



This is particularly frequent in terms which occur always with 



possessive pronouns, such as terms designating parts of the body and 



relationships : 



ear o'-ufca 

 his belly ia'-wan 

 mouth i-cqL 

 head e-qtq 

 cheek e'-mElqtan 



fin e'-gala 



his father L-id'mama 



his elder brother id'-xk!un 



his younger brother id'-wux 



his maternal uncle id'-tata 

 Here belong also : 

 lid i-sd'mEp 

 five qui'nEm 

 ten of them i-td'-Lelam 



six tE'XETTh 



t-id'-utcakc his ears 

 tgd'-undkc their bellies 

 tgd'-cqLElx their mouths 

 tgd'-qtqElx their heads 

 tgd' -m ElqtanuJcc their cheeks 

 tgd'-amculcc their guts 

 t-id' -gala-ilcc his fins 

 L-mcd'-mama-ikc your fathers 

 id' -xk luniks his elder brothers 

 id'-wuxtikc his younger broth- 

 ers 

 L-id'-tatayukc his uncles 



L-id'-SEmElqaks their lids 

 qui'nEmiks five persons 

 i-td' -Lelamyuks ten persons 

 i-td'-k!a-txEmiks six in a canoe 



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