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he' mis large 14.5 

 hu'wis poor 42.5 

 2)l!%s heavy 

 mi'tds wise 132.6 

 t^qa^'Lis solid 7.6 

 tc/ict'Us sweet 32.27 

 tc/lis dry 166.2 



k'i'mois lazy 

 Tcat'^E'mfis five 5.4 

 x'i'hms deep 

 xa'lvns hot 24.6 

 xd'nis sick 42.18 

 he' mis raw 32.23 



§ 57. Nouns of Quality in -lEs, -tJEs; -ents 



-ESf -tEs. This suffix changes adjectives (or adverbs) into abstract 

 nouns. No explanation can be given for the phonetic difference be- 

 tween the two suffixes. 



he'i/iis big 14.5 



ncf^nt much, many 50.13 



'^qai'na I am cold 



he'nlye a while 38.15 



hethe'te rich 26.2 

 paa- to fill 15.7 



e'hentc far 26.23 

 qaL long 



hUe'es black 162.13 

 qat below 36.11 



hats kwa x'nek' herm'stEs hs 

 x'owafyas the snake was just as 

 big as a hair (literally, just like 

 a hair [is] the size [of] the snake) 

 86.2 



%n hwee'nlylm Itse'ts he'U no/^'ntEs 

 no one knew how many they 

 were (literally, not knew they 

 how [was] their quantity) 78.2 



xqaine'ES M^s tsxcm'wat cold 

 nearly killed him 32.7 



ta"^ Kenl'yeES T^yixu'me (for) such 

 length of time I travel 26.9 



Jiethe'teEs wealth 



la u paa' WES hs xaP'p the water 

 reached its full mark (literally, 

 goes its fullness [of] the water) 

 44.19 



ehe'ntcEs distance 52.16 



qa'ztES length 



Telle' estEs black color 



qa'tEs^ the lower part, half 16.10 



-ents transforms adjectives expressing sensations and emotions 

 into abstract nouns. 



c*w^^a you are hungry 70.12 



qa^'net he got angry 32.25 



te} xvnn d'ya laqe'ms these we two 

 died from hunger (literally, 

 these we two [are] hunger-dead) 

 36.13, 14 



qa^we'nis anger, wrath 16.4 



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