BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — CHUKCHEE 807 



57 ~cir expresses a frequentative or intensive. 



ten'neudi'rirkin he laughs all the time 



walomde'rirkin he gathers news continually 



marauie' erkin he fights always 



penfide'erlcin he rushes at him 

 j Kor. Kam. quiumtiditalat they carry something large on 

 I their shoulders (qulu large; imti to carry) Kor. 57.9 



58. -fitet indicates increased action, often with somewhat altered 



meaning; and with intransitive meaning (Kor. Kam. -ntat). 



iuwi'rkin (Kor. Kam. tvi'i- tminntt' tirkm (Kor. Kam. bmn- 

 Tcin) thou cuttest it ta'tiTcin it is cut through in 



several places); it is divided 

 into several parts 

 ro'orlcin (Kor. Kam. cho't- roonta'arlcin (Kor. Kam. i^hon- 



Icin) he tears out hair ta'tekin) he becomes bald 



irgiro'lc at dawn 10.4 girgironta' hen dawn came 10.9 



qxi'jpqalin lean 80.5 gequpqante' Lin she has been quite 



starved 



59. -S'qi-cet—SL compound suffix formed of -s'qi single action, -6et 



homologous to -let intensive action — expresses an action 

 performed suddenly with great force and rapidity. 



qu'tn'Jcni he stands up qutis' qic^' tirlcin he jumps up 



nito'j'lcin he goes out nitgs'qeca'tn'kin he rushes out 



qanto's'qaiaLen he rushed out 57.11^ 

 gape'nfis'qitahen he rushed on 44.4 

 getmus'qice' hin he gave a sudden tug 48.4 

 gereli's'qiieLin she suddenly pushed it in 89.4 



60. -ala (Kamchadal) weakens the intensity of the action. 

 tnu'dlajlc I eat but little [t I; nu to eat; -jTc I) 

 the'ldlajTc 1 drink but little {t I; hel to drink) 



61. -QQ^t, with verbs, expresses endearment and diminution; 



evidently related to -qdi (§ 98,4). 

 ma' nen-netai' pu yetqdeti from what country hast thou come, 

 my dear? 



62. -keu^ with transitive verbs, gives them a passive meaning, and 



conveys the idea of derision of the subject. 

 Icema'wkui'gewn re'tJcewiuni I am a source of delay, my humble 



self has been brought here 

 valg'm'kaut^'re^ equ'likd they will hear your despised self, do 



not make a noise 



1 Evidently better, ganlo's'qecaLtn. 



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