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Of these, the first two are clearly verbal in type. The probably non- 

 agentive -x of de-hu^ha'x (also singular de-bu'^^x from *de-bu'''^lc!-x [cf. 

 de-bu''^Tc!in i shall fill itJ) and the apparently passive participial 

 -aV"" of I'ltslak'^ strongly suggest that the first two of these adjec- 

 tives are really adjectivally specialized verb-forms, maliml is alto- 

 gether irregular in type of reduplication, t.'os'd'^ little 56.15 ; 74.16 

 forms its plural by the repetition of the second consonant after the 

 repeated vowel of the singular: dak'.oloi-tlos'u's'gwat' he has small 

 CHEEKS. In regard to fuV 170.18. the plural of tn hot 57.15, it 

 is not certain whether the -t' is the repeated initial consonant, or 

 the -t' characteristic of other adjective plurals. 



Most adjectives form their plural by repeating after the medial 

 consonant the vowel of the stem, where possible, and adding to the 

 amplified stem the element -it' (probably from -liit\ as shown by 

 its treatment with preceding fortis), or, after vowels, -ViV; a final 

 non-radical -{a)x disappears in the plural. Tio's'au getting bigger 

 (with inorganic -a-) forms its plural by the repetition of the stem- 

 vowel alone, Jios'o^ 156.11 ; 158.1 1 ; similar is du^u^ 58.10 which seems 

 to be the plural of du pketty 58.8. yo't'i ([?] yot'-hi) alive forms 

 the plural yot'i'hi ([?] yot'i-hi) 128.16. Examples of the peculiarly 

 adjectival plural in -(^')i<' are: 



Singular Plural 



al-Vgeya'px round al-fgeye'p'iV 



al-t'mila^px smooth al-f mili' piV 



sal-ts' luna^px straight sal-ts' lu'nujj'it* 



sal-t!a'i narrow sal-t ! a' y&V it' 



da-p'o'a'x crooked ( = -ak!-x) gwif-p'o'o^V it' crooked- 



armed 

 l-ge'wa^x crooked- handed l-ge'wQ ^^ViV 

 (= -ak!-x; cf. aorist gewe- 

 Jc.'aw- carry [salmonl bow- 

 fashion) 

 de-ts' !uguY sharp-pointed 126.18 de-ts' luguhit' 

 de-t'ulu'^p' dull de-fulii'^p' it' 



al-ts-liHied da' k ! oloi-ts' H'lit' it' he has red 



cheeks 

 aZ-^'^i6'*'s" white 55.2; 188.11 da'Tdoloi-t'guyn^s'it' he has 



white cheeks 

 aZ-^'^e^m black 13.3; 162.4 da'JcIoloi-t'ge'met'it' he has 



black cheeks 

 &aZs long 14.5; 15.12,15 s'inlxddH' an IdHsJsit' their 



noses are long 



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