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xe h/o'lJcl 7nlllc not coming I will be 



dlxtalka tlsjhin I like thee {dlxtalka modalis of liking; {t- J; 

 is stem; -j- present; -Jiin thee); compare Chukchee dllm- 

 tdhirlcini'git {alhu as object of liking; t- 1; Ih- to have for — ; 

 -rlcin present; -igit thee) 



Va'mal nn'lin I will kill him {ra'mal to killing; m- let me; ll 

 stem; -hi him); compare Chukchee am-tmal mi'ntid^n {am- 

 merel}^; tm- to kill; -a modalis; 7n- let me; -nt medial stem; 

 -d^7i him) 



Verbal Stem issi 



This stem corresponds to Chukchee fc-, Kor. Kam. ssi-, and ex- 

 presses nearly the same idea as the last verb. 



qajn Wjlcelc ti'ssihin I do not accept you {qmn not; Icej to 

 accept; -kek negative ending; t- I; issi stem; -hin thee) 

 compare Chukchee ehn-ei'miika ti'tcigit {ehn — Ted nega- 

 tion; el'mit to take; ^- I; tc stem; -git thee) 



Verbal Stem tel 



The stem tel has a meaning similar to the last two, but expresses 

 prolonged action. It follows Type II of the transitive verbs. 



xtel tite'hjnin I came to fear him (xtel fear; t- I; tel stem; -j- 

 present; -nin [I] — him) 



THE PERSONAL TRANSITIVE FORMS. 



A number of intransitive verbs have forms analogous to the 

 personal transitive of the auxiliary verb (p. 767), which are used to 

 express relations to a personal object. 



tvetatlcdju'jlcipnen I am busying myself on their behalf [t- I; 

 vetat to be busy; -Icoja inchoative; -;- present; -kipnen see 

 p. 767. 

 i^sx txi'in no'nuV intilitlcdjuj'kipni'n they always bring food 

 to their father {i^sx father; txi'in their; no'nnl^ modalis, 

 with food; intil to bring; -t durative; -koju inchoative; -j- 

 present; Tcipnin as before) 

 The Chukchee sentence 



tu'7ngitum e'ce muwi'd^n I will cook fat for my companion 

 (tii'mgitum absolute form, companion; e'ce modalis; with 

 fat; 7n- LET me; uwi to cook; -d^n him) is quite comparable 

 to this (see p. 741). 

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