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§ 49. SUFFIX -qpv 



n{j)—qifi Rnd -iTfi (Chukchee), n{l) — qin (Kor. Kam,), are added 

 to stems, most of which express a quality. Many of these are 

 also bases of intransitive and transitive verbs which are formed 

 with the suffixes -eu or -et (see p. 810). Some verbs, however, are 

 formed without these suffixes. 



The attributive terms in ii{i) — gin are identical in form with the ver- 

 bal mode in n(i) — qhi, discussed in § 73. When the verb has no 

 verbifying suffix -eu or -et, the verbal form and the attributive 

 term are the same, and the verbal form seems to assume nominal 

 functions. It may even take post-positions. 



p]xamples of stems that are verbified by means of the suffixes -eu 

 ov-et: 



Stems tei^g-', tergat to weep • ni-te'r-d-qhi or| » , 



te'rg-i-lin J 



Stem Tcim-] Icinie'u (Kor. 1 , oii-ld'm-d-qin 1 , 



T- 7 • / 'r-7 T\ slow ,% ^*. slow-going" 



Kam. kwia w- \ikin\) J ni-ki m-a-qin J ^ 



'^tQm ay ilh-; ay il hay, {K.oi\\ , ., n-ayi'l-a-gen K . , 



T7- 7/ ■, " (airaici 7 /reariui 



Kam. ayil/iav) J n-ayii-a-qen J 



Examples of words that take no verbifjdng suffix: 

 Stem no-; ni-no'-qe?i poor, needy 

 Stem tam-pe?'a', 7ii-tam-pera' ghi pretty 



A number of words expressing qualities do not take the forms in 

 ni — qin. 



upli'li (stem uplil); (Kor. Kam. iph'Ii [stem iplil\), yellowish 

 e^'tqin (stem e^'igin and dqa); (Kor. Kam. a^'tcin [stem a^'Ua]) 



Kor. Par. e^'tqen[sie,ui dqa]); bad 

 gumni'n qa'at e^'tqinit my reindeer are bad 

 also uwe'li (stem uwele) and nu'ughi (stem uu^) Kor. Kam. nu'qin 



[stem u]), black 

 When used in nominal form, such adjectives take the usual suffixes. 

 e^'tqin a bad one 

 e^tql'nicin or dqd'tin a worse one 

 a^tqe'nin-va'lin or aqa'm-va'lin a bad or worse one 

 a^tqend'ya'n or aqaya'n one who is bad 



Examples of forms in -lin are given in § 54. ' 



For other adjective forms see §76. 



1 This stem consists of two consonants w« < ww which form a vocalic unit. 



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