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(6) ?-. occurs in intransitive verbs and their nominal derivatives, and 

 then points to several, but more frequently to one subject of rounded or 

 bulky shape. 



laggaya to he hung tq), to stand on the sky ; cf aggaya, iggaya. 



Iaw41a to he on, to spread over the top of; cf luwalash, nawalash, iwal. 



Ibena to dig a round hole ; Iba seed or grain. 



Ibiika hulh or round fruit growing on the ground. 



Idukala to pick up a round object; cf ndakal, itkal. 



lena to move in a round line, to ride on wheels; cf. t'na. 



lua it is foggy, misty; luash/o^r; luldam season of fogs. 



liidshna to drift, as clouds, fog; from hudshna to speed off. 



luta to stick or hang on; liitish round fruit; utish ear-shaped fruit. 



lutila to he underneath, to stand helow ; cf. utila, i-utila. 



(c) /- sometimes refers to slopes, declivities of the ground, or motions 

 observed, acts performed along such. The original form of the prefix ap- 

 pears to be in this case la-; it is the uneven or rounded irregular configura- 

 tion of the slope which is indicated by 1-. 



lawa to project, as a cape, promontory; lalawash slate-rock. 



lala to slope downward; \-A\a,s\\ flank of animal. 



hlaa to foal, hreed, viz., "to come down the flank"; cf lala-ish. 



Idpka to protrude, as cheekbones. 



lemuna bottom, depth in the earth or water; cf. mu'na. 



(d) lu-, lui-, lue-, le-, U-. Terms beginning with these syllables form 

 a distinct class of intransitive verbs. They refer to a crowding together into 

 a bulk, ring, crowd, or multitude, all of which when viewed from a distance 

 look like a circular or round body, a form which is pointed at by the prefix 

 1-. The above syllables embody the radicals of the terms in question as 

 well as the prefix. The verbs thus formed will be mentioned below as in- 

 volving the idea of plurality, the singular being formed in various ways. 

 To them belong luilamna, lukantatka, liuti'ta, liupka, lulua, le-uptcha; only 

 one of these has a transitive signification, luela to kill, massacre. 



