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Generally the accent of diphthongs is on the first vowel, although 

 it is often placed on the second vowel. 



qailo'qim indeed upau'ma while drinking 



When the diphthong is followed by a consonantic cluster, the ter- 

 minal vocalic sound of the diphthong is lengthened. This gives the 

 effect of an accent on the first vowel. 

 upa'urJcin thou drinkest 

 Before vowels, the u of the diphthong becomes w. 

 nipa'w-e-um 1 am drinking (stem upau) 



Note. — In many cases i neutral, which does not form diphthongs, 

 originates from contraction of yi (see § 10). 



Doubled vowels are also of frequent occurrence, particularly 



ii in ti'rkiir (male pronunciation *) sun 



ee in e'ek lamp 



uu in intu'ulpir son-in-law 



ee in ee'thupu from the skin intended for clothing 



aa in pa'arkin thou ceasest 



00 in ro'olqal food 



// in taini'irgin sinful action 



After the loss of % y, or g, between two vowels (see § 10), clusters 

 of three repetitions of the same vowel may appear. 

 miya'aaFk < miya'a^a^k I will use 

 A comparison with Koryak suggests that whenever two vowels 

 appear in contact, an elision of a consonant has occurred. Examples 

 of this are given in § 16, no. 18, p. 670. It would seem that in all 

 these cases the Chukchee has the tendency to assimilate the vowels 

 (see § 13, p. 665). 



§ 2, Consonants 



