BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES CHUKCHEE 777 



niu'ldqin it was long 91.24 



yara'ni nite'nqin the house is good 92.9 



mi'nlcr-i ni'tvaqen how (of what kind) are they 13.10 



wu'tku nitvai'-gir you are staying here 7.5 



niggi'nqin mereqa'gti they are eager for us 8.9 



inpinaci'ynin neine'tqin the old man was the one who called out 



86.13 

 ninei'mitqin u'nelti he was taking thong-seals 67.18 



Koryak : 



niThikyu' qin it is watchful Kor. 39.9 



nima'lqin it is good Kor. 64.24 



nannicvina'w-giim I am angry Kor. 31.2 



nitinpuvaqa'tqen she is one who is striding and pecking Kor- 



47.11 

 Tanno nigala'qenau the Chukchee were the ones who passed 



by Kor. 66,12. 



Examples of relative clauses: 

 inpiftawqa' gcinin . . . paJco'Uinin nine'nfaqin it was an old 



woman . . . who was carrying a butcher knife 85.20,21 

 git Tcele'td nayo^'ikin-e-git you are one who is being visited by the 



kelet 52.4 

 yara'qai . . . Icele'td nena'yo^qen it was a small house . . . which 



was visited by the kelet 51.9 



Koryak: 



veli'lnu nenataikinvo'qenau (those are) thimbles that had been 



made Kor. 60.8,9 

 Miti'nak nenaainawnivo'qen; e'wan it was Miti who called him 



she said Kor. 74.29 

 niqalhai'aqen he was the one who was crying Kor. 37.1 

 ninnipnivo'qen they were the ones who began to keep it Kor. 

 41.9 

 Examples of temporal coordination: 



ti'ttil nenarTcipceu'qen, E'nk'% ne'wdn ure'wkwi^ (at the time) 



when he pushed the entrance, then the wife appeared 53.5, 6 



qdn'ver ni'nqdi niU'rgilatqen, qdn've'r i'wkvA^ uwa^'quc when 



the child cried, the husband said 38.3 

 qaia'qan e'ur neimeu'qin, ewkurga niginteu'qin whenever he 



was coming near, again he fled (was in flight) 66.14 

 nitinpice'tqenat . . . EU'qa'm . . . qole-ra'gti qd'tyd^t while 

 they were stabbing them . . . then ... to another house 

 he went 12.9, 10 



