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HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — CHUKCHEE 



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km > wm (2) muiomo'oqor < mul'-mg' gqgr many pack-rein- 

 deer 

 kv > wkw (2) pitawhwa' glinin < pita' k-va' glinin boot-grass 



(i. e., grass iusole) 

 kw > V!kii3 (2) mu/wkwe' t' hau < mftk-we'fliaw (too) many 



words 

 gp > wp (2) ew-pera'^rkin < eg-perg,'rkm he looks wolf-like 

 gm > ?/rw (2) eLe'w'iui'tqdmjt < tht' g-mi'tqdriiut sweet blub- 

 ber (honey) 

 telwmqk < ctg-mak egg-shell 

 go > //'Z'M> (2) a£a'?^/^'^^a'??.a?^ < aza'$r-?'a';/p^ chewing-gum (lit. 



sweet gum) 

 gw > ^^7^?« (2) alawlcioe't'hau < alag-we't'hau sweet talk 

 kt > flf?! (3) uwi^ ?5/mne'rt < w?«i'/^^/m7?e' 71 she killed herself 



72.27 

 knygn (3) mug-ne'nnet < wtiik-ne' nnet many otter (skins) 



kr>gr (3) mug-re^' w < WMJfc-r^^'w many whales 



klygl (3) mug li'glig<viuk-li'glig insiny eggH 



yt >gt (3) cag-tm' othyn < cai-tal' gH-hpi tea-bag 



yn>gn{3) ma'gni < /«oi'-w/ property piled up outside of 



house. 

 ne'gni < nei'-ni mountain 

 y^ ><?c (3) ve^g-cu'rmin < ve^l-du/rmin grass border 



yr > ^r (3) va^gran < va^i-ran grass house 



yZ >^Z (3) va^'glinin < va^'i-Jinin grass 



(^ before conso- narko^' gupu<ntrkuq-gupu from the swan 

 nants>^ (4) a^ne'pu<a'qn-epii from the fish-hook 



tna^nn^vpii< mqqme-ljjii from the arrow 

 g§Hi'keLi7i<ge-qli'ket-li7i he has married 



A few stems, when preceding consonants, change ^ to ^, and their 

 vowels become subject to ablaut. 



fe^ < tiq to cast metal 

 ye^ < y/^- quick 

 me^<. miq small 



For instance: ti'qirkni he casts metal 



te^'nin he has cast it 

 np>mp (5) tampera!e<tan-peTa'e he appeared well 



gempe'lin<ge-npe'-li)i they landed 12.9 

 nv>mv (5) ta?n-va'i7'gin<fan-va'irf/in good being, good 



state of things 

 nw>7)iw (5) tam-inane' irgm <tan-wane' irgni good work 



nt>nt 7'anto'a^t<i'a-nto'-a^t they went out 56.8 



n^ > 7it tan-cai < tan-tai good tea 



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