250 GRAMMAR OF THE KLAMATH LANGUAGE. 



wAl^a to he sitting, wfl^a to squat down. 



tdtkta to feel pain, tfka to cause pain; cf. t(ikteka. 



ika to remove, trans.; ef%a (for u-ika) to put out the head, spiika to put out 



the feet; sliniika to take away. Cf. nika. 

 ki'dsha to dive, kidshash fin, kiidsha gudgeon. 

 shlin to shoot, shlo'kla to shoot at the mark. 

 kAlkali round, kfl^a to become humpbacked. 



Cf also Ilia with lula, ptchciklxa with Kl. ptchikl;(a, shlatchka with 

 slilitchka. Of vocalic changes observed in suffixes the following may be 

 added for comparison: 



hfnua to fall on, upon, hinui to fall to the ground. 



tch41amna to sit on, or against, tchdlamnu to sit high up, above, or at a 



distance. 

 tutash stump of tree; tuti'sh stump of tail or limb. 



sha kiukaj'unk the;/ are sticking out, sha kiukdyunk theg are sticking out 

 above, 134, 4. 



2. Change through addition of a vowel. 



When the vowel of tlie radical syllable is joined by another vowel 

 suffixed to it, the result of the combination may be either (I) vocalic synsere- 

 sis or lengthening of the vowel, when both are coalescing; or (2) a softened 

 vowel, Umlaut. 



The intruding vowels, which become suffixed to the radical vowel, 

 seem to be no other but a, i, u mentioned in the preceding article; i added 

 to a produces e. 



Vocalic syna3resis : 

 hitcha to build a lodge, viz., "to intertwine", Ic'tcha io knit. 

 ana to abstract, ena to bring, carry; cf ansha, amilipka. 

 lAma to be dizzy, lemlema to whirl about. 

 sh;'itma to call to oneself, Mod. shetma 

 nawal and n^wal to lie upon. 



Lengthening of the vowel : 

 pc'lpelii to ivork, pe'lpela to ivorkfor (oneself or another). 

 ktel(ishka to push away, kteleshkapka to push away forcibly. 



