2IO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDIES 



nunay mvaqmtu, my heart 

 mwuhu, grass, hay 

 puitJyfM*, star 

 pa'm(w)aqu, rain 

 smwysM, one 

 tupuitly, rock, stone 



This is the voiceless sound corresponding to m. It is very fre- 

 quent as one of the plural-forming postfixes. 

 pa'avyM*, worms 

 ntinay sapM*, my belly 

 kuitjm, buffalo 

 tiukma,iy, meat 

 tmrrhiu, winter 

 muisuitM^kwytJ)', bobcat 

 wykanypw, old houses 

 mwuim, grass, hay 

 t\uit\m, pipe (used in smoking) 

 nxntjym, Ute Indians 



2. Diphthongs 



ay 

 The sounds a and y coming together seem to blend to a more or 

 less perfect diphthong. 



maykavaypuinyka, I see the horse 

 wsLyjuiyxhy, two 

 ta'wayvnnbH, chief , 



HHnay napa, my foot 

 navayjrayn.^', six 

 navayka'van3;y, seven 

 kayfa, mountain 



a3'(?) 

 This combination has not been noted. 



