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An exception to this rule is found in the case of the i^-vowels, which 

 change a following h into a w. 



yu + A« yuwe' whenever 16.6 



t8d then tsow^ as soon as 52.14 



An interesting case of contraction is presented by the amalgamation 

 of the personal pronouns and the negative particle In. 



1^1 -\- In NOT is contracted into nl. 



^ THOU + In NOT is contracted into en. 



xvnn WE TWO + In not is contracted into xwi^n. 



Un WE + m NOT is contracted into U^n. 



c^n Tou + In NOT is contracted into cthi. 



m tcitc la^ tsxau'wat not I how that one (to) kill it 62.21 



en hanL dlH you not will (be) something 10.5 



aiwPn kwad'nlya we two not know it 120.23 



li*n canL xtcUc sqats we (can) not seize her 56.18 . 



ct^n h'dle^'wat you not forget it 40.18 



Following are examples of uncontracted negative forms: 



ux In kwaafmya they two (did) not know it 22.9, 10 

 tl In h'Uo'vnt they (did) not see it 32.3 



§ 10. HIATUS 



The same uncertainty that exists in the case of contraction of vowels 

 is found in the law of hiatus. Broadly speaking, it may be said that 

 the coming-together of two vowels of like quantities and qualities is 

 avoided by means of infixing a weak h between them. Two vowels of 

 dissimilar quantities and qualities are kept apart by means of the 

 accent. 



Examples of insertion of h: 



hwaa!')uya-\--aya Icwad'niyahd'ya (they) came to 



know it 102.29 



n'ne + -lye Tinehl'ye I came to be (the one) 



siL'ne^-\--lye sih'nehl'ye joined together it be- 



came 13.4 



ts!xa-{--a ntslxa'ha Ie kwd'xah (covered) 



with skin is the bow 62.27, 28 



hu^md'k'e-\--e ux nJm^mdlh'eJie they two with 



wives are 42.15 



helrm +-ts helrnVhts next day 6.7 



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