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However, va'ykin Kor. Vd.lQ <tva-yhni loses its initial t. 

 The changes that occur in consonantic stems in medial and initial 

 position are quite analogous to those of the Chukchee, except that it 

 appears with following consonant in initial position. Other differ- 

 ences are shown in the following table: 



Examples: 



pna'lkin he whets 

 tni'ikm thou sewest it 

 tni'mlcn} thou sendest it 

 hnina't/Jcin she brings forth 



Icii'yikin thou bu3'est it 

 pmye'lcin thou givest to him 

 qati! you left Kor. 18.5 

 Icu'lkin thou consumest it 

 ki'plik striking Kor. 62.4 



va'ikin he is 



vanvo'ykin he begins to stay 



Kor. 13.6 

 tvi'tikin he stands 

 tve'tik to stretch Kor. 38.8 



pyi'ikin thou tearest it out 

 pinlo'ikin thou askest him 

 tittu'ikin he blows 

 tila'ikin he moves 



tike'ikin thou smell est of 



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gapna'Un he has whetted 

 ganni'lin he has sewed it 

 gannm'lin he has sent it 

 gakrni'naUn she has brought 



forth 

 galhu'ylm he has bought it 

 galpi'nyelen he has given 

 ga'lqaLin he has left Kor. 17.3 

 ga'tculin he has consumed it 

 qaykipla' gitta strike him ! Kor. 



23.8" 

 ga'tvalen he has been 

 gatvafivo'hnau they began to 



stay Kor. 23.1 

 ga'tvllin he stood 

 ga'tvelen they stretched it Kor. 

 ■■ 38.8 



gapyi'lin he has torn it out 

 gapnilo'Jen he has asked 

 gettu'lin he has blown 

 gdla'lin he has moved 



14.9 

 ga'ttden he smelled of 



Kor. 



