BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INDIAN LANGUAGES CHUKCHEE ' 903 



gafivo'len"® tenma'witcuk,^^" Valvimtila^yikm^^^ gala'lin." "Mai, 



began preparing, to Raven-Man she reached. "Halloo, 



Valvi'mtila^n va'ykin?"^" Va'cvi-na'ut^^^ e'wan,* "Va'ykin." 



Raven Man is staying?" Raven-Woman said, "He is." 



Gewnivo'len Valvi'mtila^n, "As's'o' qati',^^* qo'npua'lva titva'nvok.""' 



He was told Raven-Man, "Since you left, altogether wrong I was." 



Gayo^'olen ^^^ Valvi'mtila^n, ^ewnivo'len, "Gi'ssa^" qa'cik ui'na 



She found Raven-Man, he was told, "Thou really not 



al'va a'tvaka?^8 Qe'nnivo?"!^^ Qa'pten^^^ ^ayi'ltilen/^" yai'na^^^ 



wrong wert? Wilt thou stay so?" The back he turned, to the front 



yili'ykinin.^®^ Gu'mlan qa'pten li'ylftn."^ Va^'yuk ganvo'len^^' 



she turned him. Again the back he turned. Then * .she began 



(iichi'nik ^°* yiyi^icha'wik/^^ gacechenqatvinvo'len;^^^ 6ake'ta^" 



in the armpits tickling, putting her hands in his armpits; the sister 



gewnivo'len,^^ "Quya'qi?^*^ I'nac! E'nnu mal-na'witkata.""^ Va^'jmk 



said, "What is the Enough! This one a good woman." Then 



matter with thee? 



Enkai'ti*" ganvo'len,"^ "Gm, gm, gm!" Qo'yin"*' yilenvo'ykinen."^ 



thereto he began, "Gm, gm, gm!" To the other side she turned him. 



Va^'yuk gaktaca'chaLen,"^ "Ga, ga, ga!" Ti'ykitiy *°^ ga6e'pnitolen,"' 



Then * he laughed aloud, "Ga, *ga, '^al" The sun ' peeped out, 



i'ya^g^^* ga'plin,"* qo'npii gecha'Len."^ 



to the sky it fastened itself, altogether i't became light. 



150 stem tenm to pbepaee; verbal noun in -k dependent on nvo to begin (see notes 126, 138); -t(u in- 

 tensity of action. 



151 -yikiii a personal allative form (see §§ 41 and 44). 



152 Derived form of stem tva, in initial position va to be. 

 163 Va'cvK Valvi (§§ 16.3; 122). 



i5< stem Iqat to walk, in initial position qat; 2d pers. sing. 

 155 stems tva-ilvo to be-to begin, ti—k 1st pers. sing. 

 i5« stem yo^ to visit. 



157 Absolute form (§ 56). 



158 Stem it TO be nivo to begin; g («)—(§ 68), no personal ending. 



159 Absolute form. 



^fyilt TO turn; ga—lin nominalized verb. 

 161 yaina to meet; adverbial: face to face. 



wiyi causative; li to turn; derived form, he — him. 



iMStem li TO tubn; derived form. 

 184 Locative. 



165 J, 7 aw causative; yigiSh to itch. 



166 Stems Siihiiii armpits; qatv to put in; -ilvo to begin. 

 i" Subjective as subject of transitive verb. 



i68i/ag what; predicative form (§ 82); second person (§ 68). 

 169 mal good; naw +itqat woman; here subjective. 

 I'Ojo'j/Jfl allative of qoyo'. (See § 43, p. 705.) 

 1" See note 162; the same form with added nvo to begin. 



1" Prefix kt— VERY (§ 113.22); acachat TO laugh; ga '1171 with ablaut. 



I" Stem lilep, medial lep; for cep, see § 16.3; 122. fiito to go out. 



I'l Locative (see note 71). 



i'5 Stem ap to fasten itself. 



i'« Stem ^6h, ich to dawn (see note 146). 



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