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(4) q before consonants becomes ^; only qq occurs. 



(5) n before labials becomes in; before dentals, n. 



(6) c before labials, palatals, and n^ becomes 8'. When I replaces t^ 

 it is treated in the same manner. 



(7) Dentals before palatals are palatalized. 



(8) 11) with following" v, ?/;, and sometimes also with ^, forms labial- 

 ized k. 



(9) y following v, 'w^ and ^, becomes g. 



(10) t (^•), and r with following y, form t'. 



(11) I with following y forms J*, or ly. 



(12) ?!, d, and (r) with following r form rr. 



(13) (z^), d, and r with following t form i{i5. 



(14) ^ with following n and n forms gn and p/?. 



(15) n and '^ with following y form n^if". 



(16) n and n with following ?* form often nf. 



(17) z5, d, r, and Z with following I form x. The last two with fol- 

 lowing I also form l. 



(18) I with following r forms rr. 



(19) Z with following n forms Ih. 



(20) 7' with following- n forms nn. 



(21) r with following d forms tc. 



(22) ^^ with following h and j^ form gh and 9y. 



(23) /^^ and g with following n form nn. 



(24) ^ with following g forms gg; with following gu^ wTcw {u). 



(25) g with following ^ forms qq. 



(26) ^ and z! with following g form z!^, /?/, and M, zJy. 



Examples: 



pn > mn (1) gemne'lin whetted < ge-jme'-lin 



valainna'lm < vala-pna'lin the knife-whetter 



44.4 

 rimne'pu from the inner skin (ri'piti inner skin) 

 />n, > /w^n (1) gitU' mnew < gifte' p-ntw clever woman 



namnilo' a^n < na-pnilo'-a^n they asked him 

 66,24 

 tm > ^ww- (1) mini'nmik < min-i' t-mik let us be! 57.1 

 jiii'lqan-m.uri < ni-yi'lqat-muri we slept 

 na'nmtia^n < na-tmu-d^n they killed it 8.2 

 mne' wkwenmik < mn-e'wkwet-mik let us go 

 away! 17.8 

 ^?i > w?i (1) ei'minfivi < el'mit-nin he took it 117.9 

 i^n > 71 "n (1, 7) 7'ei'lqan'nit < re-yi'lqai'nit the}'^ will sleep 



ge7i'ni'ulin < ge-tniu-lin he sent it 104.10 (cf. 

 ■^19.1^104.3) ■' 

 kp > lop (2) miiwpe'nvel < muTcpe'nvel many two-year-old 

 reindeer-bucks 

 §7 



