PHONETIC SYSTEM OF THE UTE LANGUAGE 209 



sakamtipmtjH, jack rabbits 



tHVUipti, earth 



mwhiim, grass, hay 



iibi'li tJakatJyqutH, I have a brother 



nuYSiiy, snow 



ntinay mti'ti, my hand 



niH^tatatJ};, humming bird 



hL'^jThy, thy 



nti'^nay mi>i°a'avy>', my father is lying 



The voiceless counterpart of li is h. 



kwypH, smoke 



atjM, bow (the weapon) 



trapytjH, rock, stone 



smwysH, one 



na'atH, fire 



ttipuitjH, stone, rock 



towaVytH, night 



pa'ui(w)aqM, rain 



paqtinaqapbiqu, cloud 



ui 



This character represents an open u or close o sound similar to 

 English "u" in "pwt." It often has a very "mixed" resonance. 

 Occasionally it is heard as close "u" as in German "Schule." 



jjia, arrow 



WLThy, bow and arrows 



juiqmwytjy, coyote 



kuitjm, buffalo 



tmkuiafy, meat 



tuirrbw, winter 



nraqan)y, tipi 



mmsuitmkwytjy, bobcat 



patJmkM*, otter 



