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hawa'nda under him 

 sgelewa'lda^n I shout to him 

 tslelela'mda^n I paint it 



The third retains its primary character as media when the preceding 

 verb form has the falling accent ; 



yewe'ida^ when he returned 

 naga'-ida^ when he said 

 haxa'mda^ when he came 

 hele'lda^ when he sang 

 xebe'nda^ when he did it 



On the other hand it appears as an aspirate tenuis when preceded by 

 the rising accent : 



IdHefa^ as it became 

 s'as'inlfa^ when he stood 



The rule first given, when interpreted in the light of a reconstructed 

 historical development, would then mean that a rising accent preserved 

 an immediately following aspirated surd (including always those 

 cases in which I, m, or n intervened), and caused the change of a 

 media to an aspirated surd; while a falling accent preserved a simi- 

 larly situated media or aspirated surd in its original form. That the 

 change in the phonetic circumstances defined of an original media to 

 an aspirated surd is indeed conditioned by a preceding rising accent, 

 is further indicated by such rather uncommon forms as Jiadedll-t'a 

 EVERYWHERES. Here the -fa is evidently the same as the -da of 

 hawill'^da in his house, and the difference in manner of articulation 

 is doubtless in direct relation to the difference of accent. 



A modification of the general phonetic rule as first given remains 

 to be mentioned. After I, m, or n an original aspirated tenuis retains 

 its aspiration even if the accent falls on the preceding syllable but 

 one; also after a short vowel preceded by I, m, or n, provided the 

 accented vowel is short. Examples are : 



alwe'lc.'aWe'' I shall shine; alwe'Jdalp'igam we shall shine; alwe'- 



Iclalk'wa to shine 

 ¥e'p'alt'e^ I shall be absent; Jc'e'p'alk'wa to be absent 

 wulii'JiaTn.Ve^ I have menstrual courses for the first time 

 xal&'xamt'e^ I urinate 

 I'mTwzmk'am he was sent off (I is short, though close in quality; 



contrast domhigam he was killed) 

 iTYii' havak'wiV he sent himself 

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