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words that are compounds of independent stems do not exist, and 

 words denoting nominal or verbal ideas can be easily recognized 

 through the character of their suffixes, 



MORPHOLOGY (§§ 20-136) 

 Prefixes (§§ 20-21) 



Siuslaw has onl}^ two prefixes, — a fact that stands out most conspicu- 

 ousl}^ when we consider the large number of prefixes that are found 

 in some of the languages spoken b^^ the neighboring tribes. Of these 

 two prefixes, one is emploj^ed for the purpose of denoting nouns of 

 relationship, while the other forms the discriminative case of nouns 

 and pronouns. 



§ 20. JPrefix of Relationship m- 



This prefix is found in a limited number of terms of relationship. 

 All these terms occur also in Alsea,* and it is quite conceivable that 

 they represent loan-words assimilated by means of this prefix. B}^ 

 far the majority of nouns expressing degrees of relationship occur 

 without the prefix m-. Owing to the fact that Siuslaw does not permit 

 an m to appear in initial consonantic clusters, the prefix is often 

 changed into m%- (see § 4). 



The following is a complete list of all terms emplo3^ed in Siuslaw 

 for the purpose of denoting the different degrees of relationship. 



English Siuslaw 



Father mita ^ 



Mother mila^ 



Elder brother matH' ^ 



Younger brother ni^u'sk^ ^ 



Elder sister imsl'o} ® 



Younger sister viictcl''- 



Grandfather LipL, zipr'nid (see § 84) 



Grandmother IcmnL, TcamL'wd (see § 84) 



Grandson liml'slc'in (see § S3) 



Granddaughter ItEko'n 



Paternal uncle, stepfather mit/a'sFi?i (see § 83) 



Maternal uncle HW^sitslV 



Paternal and maternal aunt I'u'la 



1 See p. 437, note 1. < Alsea haH!. « Alsea ?a«a. 



■2 Alsea ta^a. 6 Alsea mu'UVk-. t Alsea tJa'atm. 



3 Alsea IVi. 



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