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In this case, the final vowel of the base turns into a long 

 sound. 



§ 104. The suffix nuiui (a reduplication of mt) expresses the 

 iterative form in an intense degree : 



pandd-niitiu to be always cooking (with interruptions). 



§ 105. The suffix j/z expresses the durative form, indicating 

 continuity of action, or its reiteration within certain periods of 

 time : 



panda' -yi to cook long. 



Met ci'ce kii'deci I killed many reindeer one after another. 



ku'deci is equivalent to kiuie' de-yi. The e is dropped in de, 

 and dy is j (see phonology),/ changes into c{t)>). 



§ 106. Any two of the enumerated suffixes for the expres- 

 sion of degrees of action may be combined, thus forming the 

 following : 



1. inu the repetition of a single action. 



2. inunu '' *' *' '' 



3. ci/iu the repetition of a diminutive form, diminutive -iterative. 



4. ci7iumt " '' '' '' " '' 



5. yifm durative-iterative. 



6. yinunu " " 



§ 107. The prefix me expresses an action not quite completed 

 but in the process of completion, or recently completed, or 

 about to be completed : 



Met dee 7?ie'-kude'de I have just been killing, or I am killing a 



reindeer. 

 Met^ me'-lodo'teye I am going to play, I will play, right now 



(soon). 



§ 108. The order in which the suffixes expressing the differ- 

 ent derivative conceptions are arranged after the verb-base is as 

 follows : base -|- voice -|- degree of action + mode -f verbal suffix 

 of person and tense : 



Til' del ae-nii' -lel-iim He apparently caused to do . . . several 



times. 



