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In Chukchee and Koryak there is also a form expressing theaequa- 

 lis i. e. similar to, of the same size as, according to the wants of. — 

 They are generally used with this suffix— ??iic,-miZ (§ 102, 30). 



Chukchee Koryak 



similar to me gii'muw gii'muw 



similar to thee gi'niw gi'niw 



similar to him e'tiiw a'niw 



similar to us niu'ruiv ] 



similar to you tu'ruw \ not known 



similar to them e'viw \ 



In both Chukchee and Koryak the plural forms of the first and 

 second persons are often used in place of the singular, without, how- 

 ever, conveying the idea of respect. 



arnto', geyi'lqdt-tu'ri well, have j^ou slept? (singular or plural) 

 I In Kor3^ak the dual and plural forms are not sharply distinguished. 

 In Chukchee the plural subjective forms are, in the pronunciation 

 of men, as follows: 



mergda'n^ tergda'n^ Ergda'n 



In several dialects of Korak II the following forms of the third 

 person plural occur: 



Absolute Ethu 

 Locative EthiTc 

 Subjective Ethina'n 



The Kamchadal forms in itx^ and the Chuckchee forms derived 

 from Erg., are evidently related to this series. 



In both Chukchee and Koryak of Kamenskoye the subjective form 

 is used in some compounds. 



gUmna'n dini't myself (Ch. and Kor. Kam.) 

 In other cases the possessive forms are used: 



gumnin c Inl'tk in (Kov. gumni'n tini'nkln) my own. 

 The idea of self, however, is expressed differently in oblique cases. 



Icata'm-gomo Tca'gti (Chukchee) just to me (i. e., to myself) 



cini't uwi'lc ga'nmilen. he killed himself, (lit. his own body; 

 uwl'lz body) 



Kor. v!xDik qiiu'nvon he consumed himself (literally, his body) 

 Kor. 56.10. 



Kor. gitbi't mvi'klnat ganu'Unat he consumed his own legs, lit. 

 legs body belonging to he consumed them Kor. 57.2 

 The term uwi'hin belonging to the body is thus used to express 



OWN. 



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