1026 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 40 



Tho following nouns are declined after the analogy of taleq: 



Singular 



a'loq 

 a'meq 



qa'jaq 



nu'Jaq 



o'qaq 

 o'qaameq 



Plural or second person singular 



First and second person possessive 



'aiLut soles, thy sole; aiLukka my soles 



'a7H)«i7 skins, thy skin; ammiwuc our skins 



ammhvit of thy skin (or skins) 



'qamndt kayaks, thy kayak; qamnakka my 

 kayaks 



'ntittdt hair, thy hair; 'nuttdtit thy hair (pi.) 



o'qqal tongues, thy tongue 

 o'qaav'tsit words, thy word 

 o'qaa^tsikka my words 



Third and fourth person possessive 



aLLune or aiie his own sole 



qa inndne their own kayak (or kayak.s) 



Vnuttdne hii 

 {nu'jaai his 



lis (own) hair 

 lis (another man's) hair 

 o'qaa his, its tongue 



Most of the word.s that end in one of the suffixes -7jaq, -yaJc, -wa<2, 

 -raq^ -7'oq^ belong here, but others as well ; for instance, 



aLLayaq something written; iseraq the upper part of the 



a letter foot 



isiyak (pi. i'sikkdt) a toe, the al'eraq enemy, opponent 



foot inuwaq a toe {hiuwal his toes) 



Likewise the words ending in -iaq and -naq (-uak); e. g., 



assiliaq picture uluak cheek 



(t) The next paradigm is peculiar, in that the third person is declined 

 on the plural stem throughout. 



a'teq (pi. 'arqit) a name. 



The explanation of the development of the irregular forms has been 

 given in § 22. 



