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63. -fifl^, -no expresses the inchoative (Kor. Kam. -fivg; Kam- 



chadal -kgju, -kgj, -kjy, "jy)- Since these elements occur 

 independently, the forms are in realitj^ compound verbs. The 

 independent stem in initial position is fioo, in medial posi- 

 tion -7ngo, (Kor. Kam. nvo-, Kamchadal tiju-) 



fio'orkin (Kor. Kam. nivo'ikin^ Kamchadal ujujTc) he begins 

 In all three dialects the idea of the beginning of an action is ex- 

 pressed with precision, and the inchoative forms are there- 

 fore very common. 



yilqafing'rkin (Kor. Kam. yilqa7inivo'ikin^ Kamchadal nukci- 

 Tcjii'jTc) he goes to sleep 



tipaina'nnge^ he begins to sing 59.9 



nimnefnnge he begins to take part in the thanksgiving cere- 

 monial 59.3 



gaplitlco'nng'lenat they begin to finish 30.12 

 Koryak: 



gewnivo'lenau they began to say Kor. 22.7 



ga^a'nnivota haul them away! Kor. 51.6 



gepinvolai'lce they began to go upstream Kor. 61.7 



64. -o?, -o (Kamchadal), with transitive verbs -al, -a, expresses the 

 desiderative. The same form is used to express the future. 



^ (stem fiulcc} I wish to sleep, 1 am going to sleep 



tTVtCtCCl 01 iC \ 



tce'jajTc (stem tce'j\ I leave tce'jijTc) I wish to leave 



65. -vatg (Kamchadal) expresses intention to act, and beginning of 

 an action. 



tidchva'tgjin (stem iiJclc) I am going to have a look at him 

 tno'vatgjh (stem nu to eat) I am going to eat 



66. -chat expresses anger of the speaker. (Kor. Kam. -cnat) 



gamitvacha'trrkni or qamitvacha'arlcin confound him! he eats 



prntiqaacha'ti/a^7i the bad one appeared 27.3 



garaqecha' Lhi what has the bad one done 31.9 



ve^tha'tye^ the bad one perished 43.11; 44,5 



timi' channen he killed the bad one 44.5 



am-rave^iha' 7vna nalichdtye^ you bad one want to die 65.23 



Kor. Kam. nitotnal tekin he lumbers forth 



67. -tky^. This suffix has been discussed on p. 736 (Kor. Kam. -tci/). 



pela'tkolit those who had left her 33.8 

 This suffix also transforms transitive verbs into intransitive 

 verbs. The subject is then placed in the absolute form; the 

 object, in the possessive form. These forms, however, are 

 used only with personal pronouns. 

 gumu'lci git pela'tkerlcin you leave me 

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