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A peculiar form is oxd'xoc pile, plural oxd xdcEma, which is a verbal 

 form signifying they are on the ground. 



In a few cases in which the suffix -ma occurs with obscure connective 

 vowel, like the ])rece(ling ones, changes of consonants occur in the 

 end of the word: 



Singular Plural 



o^o'Lax L^aLd'ma 



d'yana L-id'-nxama (stem -nx) 



e'-maMc t-md'Hc-XEma 



e-ld'lxe i-lage'iEma 



day 



(his) fathom 



spruce 



sea-otter 



Irregular is also the change in vowel in e'-qcL creek, plural tId'LEma. 



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' Also La'pLxoakc. ^ These are particles withput. pronominal plural sign. 

 44877— Bull. 40, pt 1—10 39 , 



