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wytjy, knife 



ta'wayvHTTbw, chief (cf. ta'watj>', man) 



pa.whitjy, beaver 



tawatj>', sun 



suiwysH, one 



tawynuiwayja'wyka, they 3+ are standing 



uiWHfw^, grass, hay 



SHnawaf}*, God 



wytjytj)', bird 



sawa/oyty, flower 



w 

 Voiceless w was noticed only in two words: 

 wat^mwyxhy, four 

 wawatjrawyu))', eight 



4. Larynx Consonants 



The Ute language presents no h sound or other laryngeal consonant 

 than the glottal stop. This is made, as stated above, by closing the 

 glottis by means of the vocal cords, and appears perhaps in three 

 positions. It is a slight sound and was usually nearly or quite 

 omitted by the speakers. It is written by the apostrophe. 



1. It occurs before continuant consonants or semi- vowels: 

 ta'wajrvHHbH, chief 



TasLTihiqu^xhy, five 

 navaykaVan)}), seven 

 na'na'sytJ3', butterfly 

 tamy'quiSMka/Jy)', we 2 are sitting 

 tuiwaVytH, night 

 nuinm'nuiqLiqti, thunder 



2. It occurs between two otherwise contiguous vowel sounds: 

 nHuay t^/tjyvu'a, my head-hair 



pu')', eye 



pu'yiy, somebody's eye 



