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3. It is not strictly possible to separate noun-stems corresponding 

 to aorists of verbal Type 2 from those that are to be compared with 

 aorists of Type 3. The doubt that we found to exist in the verb as 

 to the radical or suffixal character of certain consonants is present 

 also in regard to the final consonant of manj^ dissyllabic nouns. 

 The following nouns with repeated vowel show final consonants that 

 are not thought to be elements of derivation. If this view is correct, 

 they are to be compared with Type 3 aorist stems. 



litis crawfish 30.2 ii'liik!- hah 27.1; 140.6; 158.1 



Tiij^wi^Z:'"' black bear 116.1; deges^- sifting basket-pan 



118.1 196.13 



ts'l\ll'%!- elbow Jclabbsb^s porcupine-quills 



s-idib-i- (house) wall 176.4, 9 fgwsiysi,^m lark 22.1; 160.3 



Ze^^/es cat-tail rushes ^tiZun ocean 60.8; 154.14 



fhele'^s pine-nuts oJio^p'^ black shells (sp. ?) 55.9 



tiewex flea mot.'o^p' seed-beater 



S'eZe^'"' pestle 56.1 ynk.'nm- salmon-tail 198.9 



s'iiluV cricket dugu'm baby 126.9 

 Z.'ono'"s" humming-bird (per- 

 haps with derivative -s) 



4. Analogous to aorist stems of Type 4 verbs (e. g., yewei-) are a 

 few nouns with repeated vowel and following -i- to form a diphthong. 

 Of such nouns have been found: 



ts-!elei- eye 27.8; 86.7; 92.20 da-k!olo'i-da-x- cheek 



Vwedei- name 100.21 maA^a^i (adjective) large 196.10 



Iclelei- bark 54.6 (cf. plural mahml 130.4 for 



Tctolol storage basket 61.5; base) 



138.17 • 



That the final -i- of these nouns is not an added characteristic, 

 but an integral part of the noun-stem, is proven by the facts that no 

 examples have been found of vowels followed by noun-characteristic 

 -i- (ordinarily -n- or -m- is employed), and that ts'lelei- has been 

 found incorporated in that form. 



5. A few nouns are found that show a repeated initial consonant; 

 they may be compared to Type 10 aorist stems. Examples are: 



se^ns- hair 136.28 (cf. se^n- hoY alder (94.17) 



skin) 

 lu^l- throat 25.2 (? cf. aorist ts'lu^n^s {ts- lunts- !-) deer- 



loTYiol choke) skin cap embroidered with 



woodpecker-scalps 



1 Absolute form dega^s 178.4; cf. yula^vi 164.3 alongside of yulu^m 77.S? 



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