88 KLAMATH - ENGLISH DIOTIONAEY. 



I. 



I is pronounced either clear (i) or dumb (i), alternates with y, e, a, is 

 sometimes lengthened into iy- or yi-, and also forms diphthongs. Initial i 

 (or e-) sometimes represents the prefix i-, indicative of a plurality of long- 

 shaped articles, even persons; cf. iggd}a, ikla, ila, fmnaks and the prefixes 

 a-, ksh-, ta-, u-. In ib^na, ibutuya the prefixed i- is the particle hi, i, on 

 or in the ground, upon the soil, q. v 



1, i', i-i, i-i; e, e-e, e-c' (1) yes, yea, yes indeed! "i"', a lu'l^ag "yes", (said) 

 the bear cubs, 120, 11.; tarn liiluks pitchga? i', pftchga! Is the fire out? yes, 

 it went out! i-i tidsli! that^s well! all right! I is more frequent than e, 

 e-e; cf. 125, 5, where e marks surprise, and 41, 19. (2) interr., is that 

 sof indeed f 140, 11. 

 i, i, procl. and end ; i, i', i-i; Ik, ik; obj. mish, abbr. m'sh, m's. (1) pron. 

 pers. of the second person sing, thou, you: hii i lin pen gdpktak, tchu'i 

 mish nu un tush spulaktak if you come here again then I will loclc you up at 

 some place, 36, 2.; i tchui'n! you mud sing! 90, 12 ; i pi'l i hissudksh pil 

 you the husband, you alone, 60, \.i ; i-i tcliiii tumenal ellipt. i-i tchiii? do 

 you hear mef do you understand now? sfuga 1'! you killed (him)! 65, 14.; ik 

 for i occurs in a quotation under liushokanka. (2) i, ik are used some- 

 times in allocutions for at ye, when by addressing one all others present 

 are addressed also: i hipuk both of ye, 60, 6.; ampka ak i hishu'kat lest 

 ye may kill each other, GO, i2.; shuinuapk i ndnuk! all of ye sing! 90, 14.; 

 wak I'k 161i? why do all of ye believe? 64, 10. Cf. 58, 10. 

 i, i, -i, -i', apher. form of hi, hi on the ground, etc.; suffixed to nouns as a 

 postposition of the inessive case, and to the verbal indef as a temporal 

 suffix; cf. waslii, in the den or cavity; ni'sh a gishi' whik I stayed, 22, 2. 3. 

 It occurs also as a suffix in hukf and hunitak, q v., and in other functions, 

 i-akdwa, yakc'vya, d. of ik(^wa; see ukewa. 

 f-alliish, 1)1. tiimi i., guardian, watchman, policeman ; jail-keeper, 59, 17. 



19. Absolute form not in use. Der. ilhi. 

 1-amna, lyannia, d. i'-amna, v. trans., referring to a plurality of long- 

 shaped objects: (1) to put, set, hang on or around oneself; to wear, as beads. 

 (2) to fake hold of, to take away for oneself, to confisratv: nu i'-amnuapk i';Kaks 



