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stem Map tnanksaksa' pse to slit open 



^ jili jiji'HjlsonunA'^ to whisper 



" sak hosa'sak to shoot 



" Kufi wasUuUu'lise to smasli 

 In the same way is treated 



stem s'tirutci'^ s"* aras'urutc^'^ naked 

 In the following the terminal consonant is repeated: 



stem giK giligiH to touch 



Prefixes (§§ 12-14) 

 '^12. J:*reposiHonal Prefixes 



TETON 



There are three prefixes, consisting of the pure vowels «, ^, and o, 

 which have very general meanings of prepositional or adv^erbial char- 

 acter. Since these elements have no influence upon the structure of 

 the following word to which they are attached, they might be con- 

 sidered as proclitic particles. 



1. a signifies on. It is also employed to indicate that one thing is 



accompanied by another, and therefore becomes a kind of 



plural. 



mi^'pi the}^ put on (man}' sticks) 

 wi'cayuta he looked at them 

 ana'tan she ran (thither) 

 ace'ti he put on the fire 

 awa'Ueya he covered it (with a robe) 

 awi'cac wa-u I bring them 

 ahaJsta^pi they poured on him 



2. i indicates that an action has taken place with some definite object 



in view, and therefore often occurs in words denominating in- 

 struments; it also forms ordinals. Sometimes it may be trans- 

 lated by FOR. 



ipa'fa sewed with 



iya'ha'^ he was going to (a hill) 



iye'wica'Fiya' he passed it to them 



ilowct^'pi they sing of it 



ma'zi^ he stood there (to look into the lodge) 



iya'JtasTiapl they hid it there 



ia'pe thing that they strike fire with 



icafsAlohe stone balls 



