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(2) The spirant x' in consonantic combinations, when reduplicated, 

 becomes fc*. In the same manner alveolar 8 becomes the affricative ts. 



is x'l/oH we two put it in U k'tx'Llowe^'wat they are putting 



26.25 them in frequently 52.9 



x't% it slid down 26.19 h'ix'tl'yu it was slid down 94.5 



yixe'n SLa'qala once to bathe tsisLa'qaai she was bathing 84.21 

 she went 84.24 



tsEstoge^'yu he was made to stand 

 on his feet 



sto^q he stood 20.4 



(3) The reduplication of the fortis palatal Ic! consists in the mere 

 amplification of the consonant by means of a prefixed «-vowel. 



Tcla'lat he shouted 36.7 akla'laailE hu^'^nis shouting is the 



woman 56.5 



(4) Combinations of two or more consonants, of which a v^elar, a 

 palatal, a nasal (m, n), an h or /, form the second element, reduplicate 

 the second consonant. The lateral (l) is in such cases preceded by a 

 vowel, since initial combinations of Z + velar aj*e impossible. 



skwl'wat he informed him wdndj hwtshivl' tvat that way he is 



164.22 

 tsxawl'yat he put it down 



36.21 

 Lkwa'at he cut it off 

 sqats he seized it 36.20 



Lixant he threw it 42.10 



a'lqas fear 66.4 

 LlJi.a'tsa he put on 28.23 



informing her 60.19 

 xEtsxav)e^' ^cat he is putting it 



down 

 hwiLkwa'yu it was cut off 76.14 

 inii qEsqa'yu the person was 



seized 10.4 

 xahlxarie^'wat he is throwing it 



frequently 

 aqa'lqsbna'ya he became afraid 



of him 28.24, 25 

 haLtha'yu it was put on 

 xmenl'yat he tipped it over mExmene^' wat he is tipping it over 



46.26 

 qlmits she ate it 24.16 mEq.hnl'yu it is eaten 142.6 



x^all'yat he hugged him 116.4 dxeHe^'yu he was hugged 

 Compare also — 



lai'xwit she jabbed him 112.17 ilExu'ye he was jabbed 

 LlnoH he opens (the door) nohlnowe^' wat he is constantly 



opening (the door) 

 (5) Syllables ending in an m^ n, I + consonant omit the m, w, and I in 

 the repeated syllable. 



hwilt- to roar himtkioi'ltaai it is roaring 114.6 



qals- to cut qasqa'lsaai be is cutting 



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