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Qla'uP^ puki'rgi^^" ceiviitku'lin.^^ Yi^'lhin^^ um^ qu'num, ra^'nut.^^ 



A man came walking. The moon really, what. 



"Guq, ceq-a'lvam-va'lin,^* ra^'nut^^ lei'vurkin^^ qamitvala'arkin,^* 



'"'Oh, quite extraordinary being, what is walking is eating much, 



u'kkam-yi'riir" te'lpirkin.^^" Ne'me irga'tik^^ ewkwe'tyi^.^'* 



vessel-full is finished." Again in the morning he started. 



Elve'lin*^ li'en* ple'kit^^ nenai'puqenat," na'qam eu'rrekElin" 



other ones just boots he put on, however not appeared 



ne'wan.*^ Ne'me qati',*® e'ur^® Enqa'n" ne'us'qat^ puki'rgi^,^" 



a wife. Again he went, at the same then the woman came,' 



time 



upa'lhin^^ ne'me lu^'nin.'^ Qamiitvala'tye^,^* qan've'r gin'kew'kwi-.'** 



the tallow again she .saw it. She ate much, after that * she grew fatter. 



Qla'uP^ um^ ne'me ragtie^.^° "Guq, u'nmun a'ni." Ceq-a'lvam- 



The man again carae home. "Oh, how bad! Quite extraordinary 



va'lin.^* Ra^'nut^^ iLo'n^^ qamitvala'arkin V^ Kita'm e'ar^^ irga'tik^® 



being. What then is eating much? Well then this in the 



time morning 



ecei'vutkuka^^ mi'tyit^k!"^* Ne'me am-ginotilo'^^ ne'lyi^.^^ Lu'iir" 



not going let me be!" Again mere mid-day it became. Thereupon 



ne'me iio'ti^^ ye'tyi^,^® res'qi'wkwi^" um® ne'me, takeche'ti^" qiiti'.*® 



again behind there she came, she entered again, to the meat she went. 



29 Probably reduplicated absolute form from astern qla (qlaH) (§29); g before consonant becomes ^ 

 (§ 7) ; absolute form as subject of Intransitive verb (§ 91). 



^ostem pukir in initial po.sition; pkir in medial position (§ 12, p. 662). 



siStem ceivu, related to leivu (§§ 2, 122); -tku (§ 110, 67); -Im one who (§ 54). See note 35. 



'2 Absolute form; predicative. 



8SSee § 69 p. 729; absolute form. 



3*ciq- EXCESSIVELY (§ 113, 15); elve diffeeent; alvam-va'lin extraordinary (§ 112, 82, p. 814) stem 

 tvn- TO be, initial va- (§ 12.2, p. 661); -lin (§ 54). 



system leivu, related to ceivu (note 31); -rkin derived form (§§ 64, 87). 



36 See note 25; derived form (§§ 64, 87); -let frequentative, (§ 110.53 with t dropping out in intervo- 

 calic position (§10). 



^u'kkdm DISH, stem yir full, here reduplicated absolute form (§ 29). 



'8 stem telp; derived form (see note 35). 



3»Stem /r^dawn; a locative form (§38). Compare irgiro'nfioi it began to dawn 9.13; irgiro'keX 

 dawn lu.3. 

 L« Stem ewkw with suffix -et (§ 110, 70); ty< t+ g (§ 7. 26, p. 654). 



*'-elve different, other; -lin absolute form (§ 60.3); singular and instead of plural (§ 46, p. 709). The 

 strong form alva signifies away! 



«2 Plural. 



«Stem ipU; prefix ine- making transitive verb intransitive, here passive (§113, 28); n— gin, one 

 WHO IS performing an ACTION (§73), plural because referring to ple'kit: those that are being put 

 ON (§ 74); with ablaut (§3). 



"Stem un-(eu) often medially wurr; c—kElin negation (§ 114, 4; p. 824). 



« Derived from iieu female. 



« Stem medially Iqdt; Z^ person past, more frequently qii'tyi'; ty<t+g (§ 7. 26, p. 654). 



« Demonstrative (§57). 



"See note 36, ty<t+g (§ 7. 26, p. 654). 



« Stem gin-k+eu (§110, 70); wkiv<u+g (§ 7.2). 



MFromra house, probably the allative form ragti which serves here as verbal stem: tie^<t-gi^ with 

 ablaut (§§3, 7). 



61 Particles (§ 128, p. 853). 



« § 12S, p. 852. 



MStem ceiim, see notes 31 and 35; -tku (§ 110, 67); e—kd negation (§ 114, 4), see also note 44. 



"Stem it to be, 1st person subj. (a); ty<.t-\-g (§ 7. 26). 



66 em- mere (§ 113, 7); gino'n middle; ilo'-, aHo' day. 



MStem net- to become; ly<l-\-g (§7): see Note 13. 



67 § 126, p. 868. 



68 Demonstrative particle (§57). 



69 Stem yet- to come. 



f" teki'ihin meat; allative form in -Sti (§§ 63, 40). 



