332 GRAMMAR OF THE KLAMATH LANGUAGE. 



it. The original function of -i, however, is not .alway.s apparent in tlie 

 derivatives given below, for many of tlieni refer, for instance, to the human 

 or animal bod}'. Cf suffix -hi. 



1. Locative suffix -i occurs chiefly in topographic terms and local names, 

 and forms the locative case of substantives designating settlements, islands, 

 rocks, rivers, brooks, islands; also composes locative case-postpositions, as 

 -kshi, -ksaksi, and many particles. Appended to the nominal forms of the 

 verbs it assumes temporal function; cf 29, 19. 20. Examples: tchl'shi in the 

 camp; stckishi where the door is ; Mbakualshi, Newapkshi, etc. 



2. Suhstantives in -i. Some are derived from verbs or are verbs made 

 into nouns. They form the oblique cases in -am, at, or -tat, etc. Those 

 in which -i alternates with -e were mentioned under suffix -e. Several of 

 their number are terms for parts of the animal body; others are animal and 

 plant names. 



(«) Parts of the animal body: hiki forehead, Ji'pakli hip, tcha'-i posteriors, 

 toki, Mod. ts6nki, ts6nxi horn. 



(h) Names of animals: mi'i-i woodchuck, shuA-i white-tailed deer. 



(c) Names of plants: klii'pi, species of rush, pa'ni, species of tall ^ras5, 

 liilsi, species of Sagittaria, widshipi Mod. for widshibam Kl., species of lacus- 

 trine reed, m4-i bulrush. 



(d) Other nouns: kta-i rock, stone, vumi cache, kla'pki red paint, tchuyi 

 bottom oi vase, mallui rabbit-net, kukui brother of grandparent, vnbt^hM key-hole. 



3. Adjectives in -i are: 



tchmuyiiksi unkempt, pumi'iksi having frizzy, crisped hair. 



Pronouns in -i are: 

 hum' and huki he by himself, she by herself. 



4. Adverbs in -i are not frequent, but sliow throughout a signification 

 which was originally locative: 



ati, liti, il-ati distantly, far off; high up. 

 ki'i-i aivay from, on the other side. 

 ki'i-i, kcj-i badly, mischievously. 



