GRAMMAR OF THE YUKAGHTR LANGUAGE 149 



pronoun that), and li\ suffix of the accusative definite (see § 60). 



64. Kc' nmete-lle, AV;/;;/^ (friend) changes, by means of the 

 suffix te, into a transitive verb, — to provide someone with a 

 friend, a companion, or felloiv-traveler (see § 64) ; lie, suffix of 

 the verbal adverb, past tense (see § i 16, and compare with the 

 element de in 14). 



65. Po' ni-nam. See 62. 



66. A'miin (the base, means bone); deide. See 13. 



dj . Ta' bnn. See 63 ; yola' n (after, behind), post-position 

 see § 123). 



(i%. Xa'rtdnam = xa'rte (see 41) + a, inchoative mood (see 

 § 92); nam. See 16. 



69. Tabu' dek\ instead of tabicnlek^ (see 63, the accusative 

 definite (see § 60). 



70. A'mnn. See 66 ; gi, possessiv^e suffix of the accusative. 



71. Kie' lectelle. See 36. 



72. Tami'te (to dress, dress up), base of transitive verb ; 

 nam. See 16. 



73. Tabu' de. See 63. 



74. Yd' -d-amu' ngele (the head-bone ; that is, skull); yd 

 (head); d is inserted for euphony (see § 9); a'mun. See 66 ; 

 gele. See 40. 



75. Xo'ide-ni. Xo'ide or xo'in'e is the base of the intransitive 

 verb to have a god or to be with a god, from xoit (god) and the 

 suffix de (see § 64) or n-e (see § 1 10); ni is the suffix of the in- 

 transitive verb (see § 75). It should be noted, that with the 

 intransitive verb xo'ide a direct object in the accusative has been 

 used. It might have been the instrumentalis, tabu' de yo-d-am- 

 u'ngele ; that is, with this skull (see § 60) they were as with a 

 god (see 134, 135). 



76. Tabu' ngele. See 59, in the sense of " for that " ; that is, 

 for the skull. 



J J. Cd'l-ek^. Cdl (tree) ; ek' , instead oi lek' (/ naving been run 

 into one with the / of the base), suffix of the accusative definite 

 (see § 12). 



78. Coro'mo (man); ti' te, suffix of the comparative II (see § 1 2). 



79. A' -nam. See 30. It should be pointed out that the 



