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Nouns ending in -t either retain this sound in assimilated shape 

 in the singular declension, or form their cases on a lengthened stem 

 {-te)\ e. g., 



<^^w^ snow on the earth (a/>^^;?^?;^^<^, apumme, apummiJc) 

 oommat heart {oommainmiTc or oorrmiathnik by the heart; ooinma- 

 tinik by the hearts; ooinmatikhid through the heart; oovitna- 

 titiyut through the hearts) 

 Qiappaa^t illness {nappaa^mtnlt ov nappaa^t Irnit from [because of] 

 illness; nappaa^tinit from. \\\x\Q.s':iQ^\ oi appaa'^ t il'kuf thvough. ill- 

 ness; nappaa^tltiyut through illnesses) 



A few words ending in final t are regularl}^ declined after the type 

 of tLLo; e. g., Ix^ammeeumih or lunnniumiJi' with the boot-stretcher 

 {Kkmnmiut). 



All nouns belonging to Class II (§§ 19-20) and most of the nouns 

 belonging to Class III (§ 21) form their local cases, both singular and 

 plural, on the plural stem. The absolutive case stands isolated among 

 these formations, being apparently irregular. The explanation of 

 this fact is similar to the one set forth in § 22, and I have treated the 

 question more full}' in "A Phonetical Study,"" § 3-1. 



Absolutive . 

 (Relative) 

 AUative . . 

 Locative . . 

 Ablative . , 

 Instrumentalis 

 Prosecutive . 



Absolutive , 

 (Relative) . . 

 Allative . . 

 Locative . . 

 Ablative . . 

 Instrumentalis 

 Prosecutive . 



Absolutive . 

 Allative . . 

 Locative . 

 Ablative . 

 Instrumentalis 

 Prosecutive . 

 §25 



Singular 



ameqhidiQ, skin 



iam-mip) 



ammimut 



ammime 



mnmimit 



ammimik 



aTmnikkut 



ujar'aq stone 



{ajarqap) 



ujarqamut 



tijarqame 



ujarqam it 



xijarqamik 



xijarqakhxit 



hooroq valley, ravine 



hoorqumiit 



Jk'oorqume 



hoorqumit 



hjorquniih 



hoorqukkut 



Plural 



ammit 



{mmnit) 



amTninut 



ammine 



ainminit 



ainminik 



ammitiyut 



iijarqat 



{ujarqat) 



ujarqanut 



ujarqane 



ujarqanit 



ujarqanih 



vjarqatiyut 



koorqut 



hoorqunut 



Tioorqune 



hoorqunit 



hocyrqunik 



koorqutiyut 



