BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES — CHUKCHEE 899 



Va^'yuk gawya'lyolen," qo'npu Enna^'an^^ ama'latSa." Qu3^qinn'a- 



Afterwards 'a snowstorm came, altogetner thus not getting Great- 



better. 



qu'nak^® gewiiivo'lenat,^^ "Toq, qamalitva'thitik!^" Ma'ki" yamali- 



Raven 'told the two of them, "There, ye two make it better! Who malsesit 



tva'tin,^^ na'nyen^^ tiyannawtiSa'nnin."^* Valvi'mtila^n, "Gu'mma" 



better, to that one I shall give the wife." Raven-Men, ' "I 



mimalitva'tik."'^ EVan,* " Qinatinunla'tik!"" Nmvo'q pla'kilSu'* 



shall make it better." He said, "Prepare the provisions for A number of boots 



me!" 



gatai'kilinau.^^ Ga'lqaLin.^" E'nki" vanvo'ykin*^ e'n'iiiigenka," 



' they made them. He went. There he stayed under a cliff, 



yenotconvo'ykin.*^ Pici'qala^n^ fiitonvo'ykin,** Enke'" vanvo'ykin/^ 



he wanted to eat. Little Bird-Man went out. there he stayed, 



awyenvo'ykin." Cemya'q Pi6eqalanai'tin" Valvi'mtila^n^ aqa-LapSi- 



he ate. Of course on Little-Bird-Man Raven-Man badly 



vo'ykin." Pi6i'qala^n yalqi^wikin/^ ui'na i'wka^^ ennivo'ykin.^^ 



looked. Little-Bird- entered, not saying he was. 



Man 



Valvi'mtila^n E'nki" va'ykin.*^ Enna^'an^^ qo'npu vuyalannivo'ykin,^" 



Raven-Man there stayed. Thus altogetner there" was a snowstorm, 



ui'na ama'latca." Go, va^'yuk gaya'lqiwlinj^^i'mi-pla'ku^^gaqi'tilinau," 



not not it became Oh, then he entered, all boots were frozen, 



better. 



qa6i'n plakgene'tiii" iia^'canvoqen,^^ mi'nninik pla'ku" gaqi'tilinau.^^ 



mean- into "the boots he urinated, therefore, the boots ' were frozen, 



while 



"Qiylme'wun, i'yaV^gaci'malin." Va^'yuk Pici'kala^n gewnivo'jen,^' 



"Impossible, h*eaven ' is broken." Then Little-Bird-Man " they said to him, 



2* Stem In initial position vuyal medial tyi/a?,' j/u verbal suflSx, phenomena ofnature(§ 110.71, p. 811) 

 fa—lin nominalized form of intransitive verb (§ 73). 

 26 Demonstrative adverb (§ 129, p. 876). 

 " Stem mal good; o- tea negative (§ 114, 4). 

 2« Subjective in -nak (§39). 



system iu TO tell; -nivq to begin; ga—linat nominalized form of transitive verb, 3d pers. dual (§ 74). 

 "Stem mal good; tva to be; q—gitik imperative, 2d pers. dual (§65). 

 31 Absolute form (§ 58, p. 726). 

 ^^ya- future. 



33 Absolute form of demonstrative (§57). 

 ^tiya- 1st pers. sing, future; -nin 3d pers. sing, object. 

 M Absolute form (§ 56). 

 3» 1st person sing, exhortative, intransitive. 



s'^'no—Zat/fc imperative, ye — me; <(a)—ii to maze (§114.2); mw provisions. 

 38 Stem pZoA; boot; -Inin (§52); -m plural; more frequently pio'fcu. 



system taiki to make; ga — linau nominalized form of transitive verb, 3d pers. pi. (§ 74). 

 «>Stem Iqat to go; nominalized form, 3d pers. sing. (§ 73). 

 « Stem tva, in initial position va to stay; -nvo to begin; -ykin derived form. 

 «-j^Ti base (§ 101.21), locative. 



«i/e-DEsiDERATiVE; nil, TO EAT; -t£u intensive action § 110.67); -'St'g to begin; -ykin derived form. 

 " Stem Tiito TO go out; -nvo to begin; -ykm derived form. 

 *^-iti allative (§ 40); with nasalization added to terminal vowel (§§ 18, 41). 

 ■"Stems aqa bad; lila to see; yp to put on; nivo-ykin as in note 44. 

 *iya'lqiu, Ch. re's-qiw to enter; derived form. 



<'Stem iu to say; a—ka negation (§ 114, 4); a contracted with i to i. 

 «Stem if, -^ivo-ykm as in note 44. 



MStem vuyal in medial position ivyal; -at (§ 110.70) (see note 25). 

 " yalqiw TO ENTER (see note 47); ga—Un nominalized verb (§ 78). 

 61 /m'/ all (§ 113.6); -u plural (§ 34). 



M qit FROZEN; ga — linati nominalized verb, 3d pers. pi. (§ 73). 

 "plak BOOT; gin bottom; -iti allative (§ 40). 

 ^a'ca urine; -fivo to begin; n—qin nominalized verb (§ 73). 

 <•* Compare note 29; here 3d pers. sing. 



