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HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — CHUKCHEE 



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-ai SMALL AND MISERABLE (Kamchadal). 



ki'stai a miserable little house {hist house) 

 hexed a miserable little dog {Ji,ocx dog) 



5. -pil DEAR LITTLE. 



ekke''pU sonny 



tu'mgdpil dear little friend 



Koryak: 



-pil (Kor. Kam.) dual and pi. -2>i7aQ' (with the endings -t and 



u); -pi (Kor. II), — express the diminutive. 

 nawa'n-pil small woman (Kor. Kam.) 

 nawan-pila'qit two small women (Kor. Kam.) 

 nawan-pila' qu small women (Kor. Kam.) 

 qla'wul-pel small man 

 inilya'qpil a little shell Kor. 23.8 

 va! gilnipel a small nail Kor. 23.7 

 vi'tvitpil a little ringed seal Kor. 24.4 

 -pilifi (Kor. Kara.) — the last suffix -pil with the additional 

 suffix -in — conveys the sense of endearment. 

 atta'pjlin doggy 



vai' ampihn a little river Kor. 17.2 

 ilu^'pilin little (shaman's) wand Kor. 27.7 

 ni'lnipilin little thong Kor. 39.4 



6. -caoCf -ex, -rx diminutive (Kamchadal). The diminutive of the 

 plural is formed by the suffix -c added to the plural form. 



To intensify the degree of diminution, this suffix may be used 

 in a doubled form. 



atmo' cxicax a very small village 

 a'tinocxant veiy small villages 



7. -lino tiny. It always precedes the diminutive -qiii (No. 4 of this 

 section), and intensifies the idea of smallness. 



qaa-linq' -qai tiny reindeer 

 naicqm,-lino' -qai tiny woman 



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