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In the plural of many words of two syllables. Ex.: 



airi'eq a skin Uwr^t skins 



nan^oq a bear n^an-hd bears 



итЧк beard ^üm-Ht beards 



uiVoq shell uHX'^ut shells 



aboq sole of the foot \aX'''ut soles of the feet 



oq^aq tongue 'og-ia^ tongues 



In the plural of many words of three syllables. Ex.: 

 awaPaq a bladder (of sealskin) агоШ'аЬ bladders 

 Pa'luPaq a decoy sail PcrbuP^ät decoy sails 



uwhiHk meat (on a living being) uwHrv^it meat (on living beings, 



plur). 

 qariaVaq cavern (in a rock) qari'ät-U'it caverns 



Likewise in many nominal and verbal derivatives: 



mal,ik a wave, billow m'dÅ"er2yoq it (the sea) is rolling 



sànawfiq he works s'än''dt implements, tools 



gi^ww^.o^ he asks (for something) q'iw'ut prayer 



pulaw.oq slips in 



ine couch, lair 



in'a' its or his couch or lair 



in^uk human being 



nan^oq bear 



p^uk'^ät a trap , especially a 



fox-trap 

 'irr'ip'oq gets lodgings 

 'i/v'arp'oq lies down, goes to 



bed 

 'in''up-'oq come to people, meet 



people 

 nUin- iqr'oq has captured a bear 



Likewise in many modal-like verbal suffixes and nominal 



inflectional forms: 



aii'ip'cr comes out and brings 



aniwioq he comes out 

 anHp'cv he brings it out, throws 

 it out 



it with him out (his work or 

 something which is to be 

 carried away from the house). 

 tmiiw^a' he gives him (some- Purvi\up-a- gives it (to some 

 thing) one) 



