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§ 107. Duplication of the Initial Syllable 



This process occurs in a few sporadic instances only. Tlie repeated 

 syllable occurs in its full form, the original syllable losing its vocalic 

 elements. Initial stops of both the original and repeated syllables are 

 usually changed into fortis (see § 17). 



tEmu'- to assemble 7.3 t/Emtlma'xaTn wd,n they come to 



see him (literally, he is assem- 

 bled about) 23.3 

 Ll'u (they) come 9.3 Lllhfwa'xam he is approached 16. 3 



LllLlwl'sutnE he is continually 



approached 26.2 

 s^a'tsanx tELll'L/ututs that's why 



1 came (to see) you 21.6, 7" 

 h^ya' tcn^xan lU'lIuIs people us 

 came (to see) repeatedly 100.8 

 ta^- to sit, to live 16.2 ants Tsxxma'ym tH't/yun (that) on 



which Coyote was sitting 94.6 

 A«?- to shout 13.11 IhaWyusnE he would be shouted 



at 70.22 (this form may be ex- 

 plained as derived from an origi- 

 nal halhall'yusnE) 

 IhcUl' txa^' nE he is continually 

 shouted at 11.10 

 ynvo- to pick 96.18 yvfya^^t! one who picks 



§ 108, Duplication of Final Consonants 



This process is employed extensively, and consists in the repetition 

 of the final consonant with insertion of a weak a- or %- vowel. In 

 many instances the quality of the connecting vowel is affected by the 

 vowel of the stem. This is especially true in cases where the stem 

 ends in a u-vowel, after which the connective vowel is assimilated and 

 becomes a weak u. The short vowel of the stem is not infrequently 

 changed into a long vowel. This duplication plays an important 

 part in the formation of the past tense (see § 74), and, in addition to 

 denoting frequency and duration of action, it seems to be capable of 

 expressing commencement, especially of intransitive actions. 



aH- to sleep 23.9 a^'sVs he began to sleep 26.9 



qax dark 38.21 qa'^xi'x wa'nwits it got dark long 



ago 64.19 



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