2o8 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDIES 



wytj>', knife 



ua.fy, salt 



wytatj^', little knife 



nunay kwyy, my neck 



nuysiiy, snow 



nunay tytjyvhia, my hair 



tinkuiafy, meat 



puuiy, skin, fur, hair 



tatjy, summer 



karby, house 



tawatjy, sun 



kuikwapy, wood 



pu'y, eye 



SHuawafy, God 



nuipy, liver 



The sound represented by this character, the Russian 'jery,' 

 resembles the German o or ii to a slight degree. It is less "hard" 

 than the Russian sound symbolized by h. It can perhaps best be 

 described as a sound like that in English "bwt," but with the angle 

 of the jaws much more acute. One hears the sound occasionally 

 in the groaning of an EngHsh speaking person. The mouth is slightly 

 open, the hps are inactive, the tongue rests flatly on the floor of the 

 mouth. It occasionally has a nasal tinge, especially when in con- 

 tact with n or m. 



Biafy, salt 



ULinay, my 



puu, trail, road 



puHfy, skin, fur, hair 



mantiqunjy, five 



nLinay tnpa, my mouth 



nnnay mnvHtu'w, my nose 



pu'y, eye 



SHuawafy, God 



