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47. Mo' Igo-dbgo (in its middle). Mo' Igo, adverb of place, 

 also used as a post-position ; dogo = dege, suffix of the locative 

 with the possessive element (see § 12). 



48. Caxa' lec-iiam. 02:;i;^V^<r (assemble, gather, rally, collect), 

 base of transitive verb ; nam. See 16. 



49. Nificr (every, separately), from i'fier (separately) and n-e 

 (together). See §§ 119, 123. 



50. Coro' mou'idpegi. See 37. 



51. Tobo' ko-lok' . Tobo' ko^ixovsx the Russian sob a' k a (dog). 

 Since there is no sound of s in the Yukaghir language, s is 

 changed into /, and both vowels a changed into 0, according to 

 the rules of harmony (see Phonology). The ancient word for 

 dog, pii' bet is not used any more. The Tundra dialect still 

 retains two words for dog, — lanien (this word seems to be bor- 

 rowed from the Tungus) and xapiren ; lok'' = lek\ suffix of the 

 accusative definite (see § 12). 



52. Ku' de-ci-niinele is formed from the base kiide'de (to kill) ; 

 yi, suffix of the durative form ; de 4- yi = ^i (see § 105) ; niutele, 

 see 7. 



53. E'rce (bad, poor), first person, singular number, present- 

 preterite (base e'i'ii- be bad), used as an adjective before a noun 

 (see §§37, 80). 



54. Tobo' ko. See 5 i ; gele, see 40. 



55. E' le-kii' deci-ni. Kii'deci, see 52 ; e'le . . . fit, form of the 

 third person, plural number, present preterite, negative conju- 

 gation of transitive verbs (see § § 75, 79). 



56. Omo'ce, from o'ino (be good), the base of the transitive 

 verb ; cc\ see 53. 



57. tobo'ko, see 51 ; x\ suffix of the incomplete indefinite 

 form of the accusative (see § 1 2). 



58. K21' decinhnele. See 52. 



59. Tabic' iigele. Ta' bun (that), see §§ 56, 60; ge'le^ see 40. 



60. Ti' te. See 44. 



61. Pad. See 45 ; ge, suffix of the locative (see §§12, 16). 



62. Poni'-yi-nain. Po' ni (put), base of the transitive verb ; 

 yi, see 16 and 52 ; nam (see 16). 



63. Tabu' de, instead oi ta'bun (the base of the demonstrative 



