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-otc- or -of- conveys the idea of latency, and refers to something 

 used for a purpose. The -o- is the same as that met with 

 before, denoting the notion of passive conveyance. 



te'sotcV^ trap (tes- to entrap [initial stem]) 



^c^'motci:^* bait UcAm- to give to eat) 



nd'nesJcwdputcV^ dart {ndne- to poise; ndneskwd to poise by the 

 neck; ndneskwdp to poise by a notch in the neck [done by a 

 knot at the end of a string used in throwing the dart] ; for 

 -btc- : -6t-, cf . pUc{i) : pit [§ 16]) 



-pyf'i-f a term incapable of specific definition, denotes something of 

 the vagueness implied in words like essence, quality, con- 

 dition. 



K'wapya'*' crawling vine (Jkiw- indefinite movement or space 

 [literally, a something with the attribute of movement almost 

 anywhere about]) 



Mcd'pyMd''g^ hot water (k-lc- [initial] and td- [cf. -td- warmth 

 [§20]). The objective idea of water is transferred to the 

 acquired condition; and the term signifying the new state 

 stands for water, although it does not mean water — a common 

 process peculiar to the psychology of the language 



-<//- or -ff€- expresses the idea of similarity, resemblance. With 

 the connective a, as -dgi- or -dge-, it is used to represent the 

 idea for some kinds of cloth. 



mA^netdwhge'n^ like the mysterious (the name of an expensive 

 broadcloth used for leggings and breech-clout) 



me'cJcwsige'nw^ like the red (the name of a red woolen broadcloth 

 with white edge) 



co'sJcwa^gV^ like the smooth (a fine woolen broadcloth used for 

 garments by women on ceremonial occasions) (coslc [§ 16]) 



-2>a'k- refers to the external structure of a dwelling. 



pe'mi^opa^'kTi)* side (of a lodge) (for pemi- cf . under -a Jew- above) 

 fca'pa'kwaV* wall (of a lodge) (ted- [ initial] refers to interlocation) 

 akwi'ta'p&^'kw^ roof (of a lodge) (a'^liw^ on top, surface) 



§ 24. NOMINAL SUFFIXES 



The examples from this point on to the end contain formatives 

 that make a combination take on more of the character of a sub- 

 stantive. The stems that precede the formatives stand in a kind of 

 attributive relation. 



§24 



