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15. 



W. 



In the last-mentioned examples the 88 of the plural seems to have 

 originated from a semi-vowel (or j) that has become audible 

 between the vowels, instead of the hiatus of the singular; so 

 that, for instance, ka'nissut has developed from a plural form 

 kanijjut^ corresponding to a singular kani'joq^ which form may 

 sometimes really be heard instead of kanloq. The shift j'>s 

 has been treated in § 6. 



17, 



18. 



Singular 



iwik 

 sa'wik 



qi'pik 



inu'ivaq 



tulu'waq 



Plural 



' IffU 



' saFFit or sa'weet 



'qlH-kit 



i'nukkat 



tu'lukkat 



grass, reed 

 knife, iron 



feather-bed, blanket 



toe 



raven 



§20. CLASS II (b). PLURAL INFLECTION AFFECTED BY RETRO- 

 GRESSIVE UVULARIZATION' 



In the following examples (nos. 19-24) the plural stems admit a 

 uvular which causes a shifting of vowel (uvular mutation) in their 

 penultima. 



» See § 12, p. 998. 



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