882 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 40, 



-ven (never initial) Kor. 98.9. This emphatic particle cor- 

 responds to K. K. van, and may have been borrowed from 

 Koryak. 



Teat THEN in the beginning of tales corresponds to Chukchee 

 e^nmen. 



e'wun AND, AND so corresponds to Ch. e'un, K. K.; a'vmn, K. 

 Paren e'wun, but may also have been borrowed from Koryak. 



lact HOW IS IT, WHEREFORE. 



§131. NEGATIVE ADVERBS 



1, va'n^van negative particle, not at all (stem probably vane). 



This occurs either alone or with other negative elements. 

 va'nevan ninutewurre' erkinen not at all land appears 7.3 

 va'nevan nuwa'lomnen he would not hear anything 

 va'nevan gma'n li'i qalhi'ginl have you no knowledge at all? 38.4 

 yi'liil rurkinin te'klthin va'nevan tongues he eats, meat not at 



all 49.4 

 va'nEvan 7iuie's'qdn nfyo^'nln they did not at all reach the ground 



52.12 

 va'nevan ne^nlu^'rkinet Tcele'td the kele could not see them at all 



100.29 

 va'nevan na^nayilhau'nen a^'ttin they were not at all afraid of 



the dog 105.25 

 va'nevari anto'lcMlen ne'us'qdi the woman did not go out at all 54.8 

 va'nevan qar^nn nuwa'lomnen he would not hear an5^thing 

 va'nevan afnlu^'net the}' could not see them at all 61.10 

 va'neva?i ehe a'lomTca they did not hear any thing 60.10 

 va'nevan elu^'Tcd they are invisible 62.1 

 va'nevan eu'rrekelin it is not visible 62.2 



2, qare'm; Kor. Kam. qaye'^n; Kor. Par., qeye'tn; Kor. II 



(village Qare'nin and others in Kamchatka i'gut); Kamchadal. 

 X'enCf x*e. Used always with the exhortative, or alone with 

 exhortative meaning, and ignifying negative future. 

 qare'm mnii' nmitilc we shall not kill you 13.4 

 qare'm mine'etyd^Tc I shall not become black 23.6 

 qare'm milhinno' a^n I shall not treat him 24.10 

 qare!in m-imnu'iit I will not kill thee 98.25; 99.7 

 qare'm mra'gtia^lc I will not return home 99.2, 24 

 qare'm ELi'gd rinenyegtele' tyd^ father will not allow me to live 99.16 

 qare'm mi'ilhd^n I will not do it 99.20 

 qar^m mi'llTiit I will not give it to thee 15.13; 16.9 

 qare'm miye'tyd^lc I will not come 

 a'niEn qarem! but no! (i. e. , I shall not do so) 16.1 

 §131 



