BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — CHUKCHEE 775 



Koryak — 



mitipa^Iai^lcinen we are thirsty Kor. 16.9 

 yaqlailcine'tiTc what are you doing? Kor. 24.8 

 Icokaivilai'Tce they are cooking it Kor. 27.4 

 tita-'liykin I am feeUng unwell Kor. 84.26 



In Chukchee the derived forms are not often used in narrative as 

 an historical present, while in Koryak this use is quite common. 

 temyu'nirkin Eia' she was deceiving her m.other 29.2 

 pukirgi^. Aiwana'dhin um nicvi'tkurkin re^w. He arrived. The 



Aiwan was cutting up the whale 46.10 

 e'nmen ye'gichin rinfi'rkinin he was carrying about a walrus 

 penis 67.10 

 See also 8.1, 9; 9.7, 8; 16.3 



qole-tke'unvuk ewkwe'erlcit, em'rd getule'Leet. E'nmen ewlcwe'tyd^t 

 during another night they were about to leave, having stolen 

 clothing. Then they left [gul another; tkm to pass the night; 

 -nv PLACE OF [§ 109, 50], -k locative; ewkwet to leave; 

 evirit clothes; -a subjective [§ 37]; tidet to steal; getule'ieet 

 <ge-tulet-linet) 13.5 

 Koryak — 



gaimanfiwo'ykin he had a desire Kor. 12.2 



lumneua'ykin she was following Kor. 23.3 



vanvolai'ke thev were beginning (and continued) to live Kor. 



43.7 

 nanofivo' ykinenau they were beginning to consume them Kor. 



42.7 

 This form is used even when it is difficult to conceive of the 

 action as continued: 



nito'ykin he went out Kor. 12,5; 72.15 



nivo'ykin she began Kor. 72.16 



yaJqi'wikin he entered Kor. 13.9 



newnivo' ykinenat they began to say to both of them Kor. 12.7 



A habitual action is expressed in the following example: 



da'Tuan Enqa'nena ginnig-gili'liqd' gti timi'rkinenat also by this 

 one are the little game-procurers killed (i. e. he is in the 

 habit of killing the hunters) 44.8 



With the imperative the derived forms express a continued con- 

 dition, or a repeated action. 



ihi'kd qatva'rkin stay without motion! 57.3 



qaivalponcmrkinV tki you will hit (the children) upon the head 



69.32 

 quwalo'mirkin listen! 32.1 §87 



