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Like II-, the prefix a- originally referred to one object only, plurality of 

 objects being expressed by i-; but this now holds good for a few terms only. 

 It differs from tg-, tk-, now occurring only as part of a radical syllable des- 

 ignating immobility of one subject standing upright, by pointing to long 

 things wliich need not necessarily be in an erect position. 



aggaya to he suspended and to hang up, pi. of long obj. iggaya ; cf. its 



derivatives agga-idsha etc. 

 ao-credsha to describe a circle, as the hand of a watch, 

 akatcliga to break, as sticks, poles, 

 atnniamna, Amnadsha to speak, cri/ aloud on. one's tvay. 

 alaliia to show, point out, as a tree. 

 Atpa, pi. of obj. itpa to carnj away. 

 atchiga to wring out, ttvist. 



Prefix a- occurs in the following substantives : 

 dmda digging-tool, from mea, meya to dig. 

 adshagotkish violin, fiddle. 

 awalesh thigh of a quadruped^s hind leg. 



The prefix a- also appears in at- or ei-, a-i-, e-i-, the initial syllable of 

 verbs referring to a motion performed with the head. In ai-, ei-, the vowels 

 a-, e-, point by themselves to a long or tall object. 



aika, ef/a, and aikana to stick the head out, from ika. 



ait^amna to he ov grow smaller than, said of plants only, the tops of which 



are considered as heads; from it/amna. 

 eilaka to lay the head down upon; from ila, cf. il^a. 

 eitakta to hide the head under, to place it between two things, as blankets etc. 



e-, prefix pointing to long-shaped objects, sometimes when single, but 

 moi'e frequently when in quantities. Cf also ei-, ai-, under prefix a-. 



(ilktcha to leave behind, as a rope. 



^%3i to lay down, deposit, as a rifle. 



^mtchna to carry, as an infant tied to its board. 



^pka to fetch, to bring, as arrows. 



etle'xi to lay crosswise, as logs; })1. of obj. itlf';^!, ]\[od. 



