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Itoulo'qu-wi'lin (stem koulo'qi) round 

 wi'cJiin-vi'lrn (sten ivi'chifi) flat 



Koryak : 

 qo'lori-i'talx^n (stem qo'Ion) round 

 vichiyin-i' tala^ n (stem vichiym) flat. 



In all tlies3 cases the stem takes the suffix — (i)n, which m some 

 positions uniergoes phonetic modifications; as ta'num-va'lm a good 

 one, from ta' hiri-va'lm . 



The stem in composition with va'lin may also take postpositions. 

 e'mpum-va'lm or empa'qu-wa'lm (stem imp) the one who is 



downcast 

 vicTia' qu-wa'lin flat 



This form frequently expresses the comparative : 

 qa'tvum-va'lin (stem qetv) the stronger one 

 Kor. qa'tviri-i'tdla^n (stem qatv) the stronger one 

 ga' mja-qla' uli\ qa'ttmm-va'l-e-um I am stronger than all (the 



other) men 

 gum gini'lc maV EFiJcu-wa'l-e-um I am greater than you 92.11 



The allative with va'lin signifies possession of a quality to a slight 

 degree. 



ceute'tu-wa'lin (stem ciut) somewhat low 



tafue'tu-wa'lin (stem ten) somewhat good, moderately good 



§ 77. TO BECOME uel 



The stem Chukchce ml^ Kor. Kam. ??a? is used much more fre- 

 quently in Chukchee than in Koryak. It is combined with the noun 

 in -nu (see § 103, no. 34). 



• gii'miik enino'l-ie' iiigo qine'lhi^ become ye what serves as my 

 spleen companions^ (i. e., became ye my friends) 

 rirka'ne nlne'llgit you have become a walrus 10.11 (also 10.8) 

 ginni'lcu ne'lya^t they .became the quarry 12.2 

 ne'us'qdtu gene' Lin he became a woman 116.21 

 mi' inlu geiie'Lin it became water 101.27 

 a^qa'-rkila gene'llum I became one to be pursued hard 17.6 

 em-ginu'n-niJci'td ne'lyl^ it came to be just midnight 9.11 

 girgo'l gene'Linet they came to be high 9.4 

 a^tto'oca nlne'lqin he came to be in front 8.7 

 ne'lirkin (Chuckee), 7ia'liTcin (Kor. Kam.) he becomes, turns into 



The corresponding Koryak stem is used but rarely. 



I See The Chukchee, Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Vol. VII, p. 563, Note 2. 

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