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Enqa'n ora'weLat e'cca nftva'nat, nfcvitkui'vunet viu'ta if the 

 men had stayed on the surface, the whalebone would have cut 

 them down 68.26 {Enqa'n that; ora'weLcin man; -tva to remain; 

 71/^ -for full form nani^-; dvi-TO cut; -ilcu suffix all; -iv suflfix 

 GREAT quantity; •yw^^ WHALEBONE ; -« subjectivc) 



dite'un im gumna'n wu'tku ti^nfi'qd^n if only I could keep it 



R 45.21 

 dite/un Icinta'irga memilqa'a ne^na'lpinfie^ if only good luck 



would give me seals R 46.42 

 dite'un ve^wgento'e^ in order that he should give up his breath 



R 49.15 

 ekena'n gumna'n ti^pi'red^n I wish I would (rather) take it 



Koryak: 



I me'nqan ni^tca^'an how could she be? Kor. 34.12 

 I nani^'win one might say Kor. 25.2 



§ 86. The Itnjyevative 



The imperative expresses command, but also the idea of obligatory 

 future. 



nota'.rqeti qdcipe'tyi^ into the ground plunge! 17.2 

 qinetl'nui^ haul me up! 131.22 

 ne'lvul qagti'giiki bring ye the herd! 129.19 

 qinilhe'tyitki lower ye me! 131.15 



Koryak: 



appa' ^ qakya'wgi grandfather, get up! Kor. 31.9 



quwa'mlat open your mouth! Kor. 34.7 



qa'lqaihi go away! Kor. 35.3 



ne'nako qiyo^'oge caca'tne then you will find an old woman Kor 



51.1 

 Quyqinji'aqu'7iaJc qiyaipiJa'tiJc live ye with Big-Raven! Kor. 62.2 

 qanto'tiTc go ye outside! Kor. 74.12 

 qi'wgutca tell ye him! 74.20 



§ 87. Derived Forms 



The derived forms express continued action. For this reason they 

 are found most frequently in direct discourse when a continuous 

 condition is described. 



ia'm th'ga'arkin why art thou weeping? 48.12 

 gum ne'uTc tile'rlcin I am walking about to get a wife 57.2 

 mithitte urkin we are hungry 7(».24 

 Jcelf^td nayo^'rkin-e-git the kele are visiting thee 52.4 

 §§86. 87 



