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pa'inaqM, rain 

 iiH'aqH, wind 



3. It is used to break a vowel the portion of which following the 

 stop is voiceless. 



nHnay mtr'n, my hand, or it is my hand 



ta'a, shirt 



ka'a, sing thou! 



nu'H, I 



nunay muvHtu'ti, my nose, or it is my nose 



5. Back of Tongue Consonants 

 k 

 The value of k is that of an unaspirated " Sprengtenuis " such as 

 may be heard in South German. 

 kuitj«*, buffalo 

 tw^kuiafy, meat 

 ka'a, sing thoul 

 navayka'vanjy, seven 

 kajhy, house 



yvyksLVby, house built of lumber 

 wykanypm, old houses 

 tamy'quiSHkaq)', we 2 are sitting 

 takmytly, crow (the animal) 

 katjM, no 



q 



The voiced spirant corresponding to k is q. It has the value of 

 German ''ch" in "ac/?," voiced, 

 juiqmwytj}', coyote 

 kwyjaqatH, bear (the animal) ' 

 suiwa/3uiqmm)asLiwynjy, nine 

 tuiquirrbasHwyn>y, ten 

 nuiqan>>', tipi 

 paqti'M, fish 

 masBi'qxuwyn>)', he is standing 



