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4. Reduplication of diphthongic syllahles. 



Several modes are observed in the reduplication of diphthongs wliicli 

 are very instructive for the study of the real nature and origin of diphthongs 

 in this language. Diphthongs do not occur in prefixes, but when redupli- 

 cated they are so only because they stand in radical syllables. 



a. The whole diphthong reappears in the second syllable, but the sec- 

 ond component undergoes a change into a, as follows : 



luel6ya to stand around, d. luelualoya. 



shuipkiilish liead-flattempg cushion, d. shuishuapkulish. 



Compare: kuanka to limp, d. kuakuanka. 



h. The whole diphthong reappears in the second syllable, but in an 

 unchanged form: 



hiuhiwa to he elastic, d. hiuhiuhiwa, abbr. liiliiuhiwa 



tuektueka to stare at, d. tuetut'ktueka. 



Cf. shui to give in a cup, d. shiishui for shiiishui. 



c. The whole diphthong reappears in tlie second syUable, but in a con- 

 tracted form: 



shuikina to drive away from water, d. shuishukina. 

 tudgga to evaporate, d. tucituga, instead of tuatuaga. 

 tiieka to perforate, d. tueto^a, instead of tue'tua%a. 



d. In the distributive form the di})hthong of the absolute form is sepa- 

 rated into its two component parts, of which the first stands in the initial, 

 the second in the following syllable : 



yaiiyawa to he noisy, d. yayoyawa, yayuyawa, 



k4-], kai wliite rahhit, d. kAki. 



ktfukish latch, bolt, d. ktiktukish. 



mewa to miaul, d. meuuiwa. 



p'lalwash gray eagle, d. p'lap'liwash. 



p'tewip niece, aunt, d. p'tep'tuip. 



te-ini, tei'ni recent, d. teti'ni. 



tchuyesh hat, cap, d. tch6tchiesh. 



tchuy6mash idler, d tchutchi-6mash. 



wafwash snoiv-goose, d. wawiwash (and waweiwash). 



wiulala to strike, d. wiwuldla. 



