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In some cases, when the noun ends in a vowel, an -I is added, 

 and the accent thrown upon the end of the word. 



Upenkei' R 72.15 

 Mitel' 83.12 Kor. 37. 2 

 Kor. Quqe'! Kor. 74.29 

 Kor. Yinei' Kor. 88.1 

 also ijlei 



O Ara'ro! 

 O Upe'nke! 

 O Miti! 



O Quyqinn'a'qu 

 O Yini'ana'wgut 



O man! (from qlilc^ which other- 

 wise is used only in compounds) 



§ 37. Subjective Form 



-§? -*^5 ^ (Chukchee). Instrumental; used in place of object when 

 the verb is intransitive (e. g., she cooked with meat = she cooked meat); 

 subject of transitive verb.* 



(a) After terminal vowel -td: 



ekke'td by the son 18.9 

 temu'netd with shell-fish 9.8 

 uwd^'qu6itd i'unin the hus- 

 band told her 

 lile'ta with an eye 



{h) After terminal consonant -a: 



ene'nild by a shaman 7.5; 



14.12; 15.9 

 wu'lqd by darkness 18.12 

 ELi'gd by the father 18.4 

 m'yijc»(Z with a drill 8.1; 11.2 

 yi'lqd by sleep 10.6, 7 

 a^'ttwild by the boat's crew 



10.9; 12.4 



vala'ta with knives 16.4 

 ri'rkata by walrus 9.9; 10.6 

 tar-qa'ata ge'rkuLin bought with 

 how many reindeer 



evird clothing (obj.) 13.6 

 u'ttd with wood 



ELi'gd re'nnin the father brought it 

 poi'ga with a spear 12.9 

 Tcopa'lha with walrus-blubber 14.11 

 Aiwhuyanpincdtha by an old 



St. Lawrence man 13.9 

 JEiwhice'ld by the St. Lawrence 



people 11.10; 12.3,11; 17.1 

 This e may be part of the stem 



re^'rild by the bow-man 10.10 

 ene'nd with the spirits 16.3 



(c) After terminal consonant -e. 

 that drops out on the absolute form. 



e'6e uwi'i^ with fat she cooked (i. e., she cooked fat) 



{d) After terminal n often, after r sometimes, -ttq. Words of this 

 group are those with double-stem forms § 31.4 



geletknia'ta along the ice-top 13.7 

 rimne'td and ri'mnd with the inner skin 



' For proper names, see § 39. Compare nominal forms of verbs, No. 3, § 64. 



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