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j. Irregular reduplications. 
a. Elision of the consonant following the first vowel. 
gyin plural gyigyi'n, to give food. 
quik Fe qytgui' hk‘, to buy. 
ts'ahy ts’Ets’a'hy, dish. 
taq FE, vrt’a’g, lake. 
ts’ép » ts’£ts’é'p, bone. 
gyit x gyigya't, people. 
mal 3 mmiéal, canoe. 
8. Introduction of (euphonic ?) H. 
drda'lek plural dindeda'lzk-, to talk to. 
amdo's 73 au’amo's, corner. 
Votsh* “A Ciut’o' tsk‘, iron. 
yind'tsig 9 yininatsig, whip. 
Endd'yEn - au endod'yrn, garden, 
Ensqyé'ist »° «© an Ensgyé'ist, grave. 
sa'atlk* ‘ siusa'atlk‘, weak. 
hatla'alst ty hanétla'alst, to work. 
hatlebisk* i hanétlebi' sk‘, knife. 
sanlai'dikys — ,. stusantlai'dikys, sign. 
é' asks e awé' Esk‘, debt. 
aqya' dhysk* 4 ag inya' dkysk*‘, to trust. 
ty aluné'lemtlh*,, tg-aluninwé'lemtlhs, servant. 
Here may also belong 
yo'timeg plural hinio'timng, to command 
. Introduction of consonants other than H. 
dedé'ls plural dxldé'ls, alive. 
makysk* ig mesma’ hkysk*. 
heeg eth hetg é'th‘, difficult. 
laqlé'ly Een >: laqluplé'lp’en, to roll. 
8. The reduplicated syllable amalgamates with the stem. 
ali'ch* plural alli'chk*‘ weak (instead of avali'ch‘). 
ane’ st Fh anne'st branch ( , 3 an’ane' st). 
e. The vowel of the reduplicated syllable is lengthened and the accent is 
thrown back upon the first reduplicated syllable, while the vowel of the stem is. 
weakened. 
Ixk's plural 1a’lzhs, to wash the body. 
moh’ 5 mwa wok’ to sleep. 
caky x c@icihy, to haul out. 
tlaky FC tlé'tliky, to bend. 
Vok 55 ¢éa't ek’, to scratch, 
3. The plural is formed by dizresis, or lengthening of vowels. 
anda's plural and'es, skin. gwula' plural gutla’, cloak. 
gytna'm gyé'nam, to give. hala'it E ha' lait, ceremonial dance- 
hyiba' ~ hytba', to wait. hana'k: * ha'nak-, woman. 
4. The plural is formed by the prefix #;a—. In this class are included many names. 
of parts of the body, adjectives expressing states of the body, such as blind, deaf, and 
also poor, words of location, and miscellaneous words which cannot be classified. 
a. Parts of the body. 
emg é'c plural k-at’emg'é'e, head. avon plural z:aan’o'n, hand. 
ts'emi'H $s lrats’emi'H, ear. plraie i h-aplna'e or plnde, body. 
ts'emd'h ,, hats ema'k:, mouth, k°étlk: sy hak’ étlk, chest. 
temk an ,, hat «mk'a'x, arm. gad u h-ag'a'd, heart. 
Vemtla’m 4; h-at’emtla'm, leg. tgami'k ,, hratg:ama'h, lip. 
~ h-atsuné' ent, fingers. g"é'sEx “ hag’é'ser, knee. 
