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Yus, Mus, oíd, root peculiar to Choroti, cf. Mojo, echasi, oíd person or 
tliing. 
Yut, weave, net, knit ; L.-M. kyot (cf. Chor. kí-te ; L.-M. hyitama. 
needle, especially the large needle of hard wood used in weaving). 
This verb is the active or instrumental part of weaving (see awe) ; 
T. kai-yádawagi, inserting the yarn ; no-wo-nik, to weave, speak- 
ing of the object woven, henee the two roots for weave, V. te ; 
u-yitche ; Q. ciiva (weave) ; Q. awa-ranku ; T. no-wo-ránákte ; 
T. ka-no ; V. ka-na (needle). Kcma is probably a contraction of 
. kawana (kciiva, to weave, and na, tliing for). 
XIV, SUEEIXES AND PARTIOLES (Y) 
Y-h. For similar uses of the y and h partióles see Chap. XII. 
Yi, yik, suffix to nouns, person, animal, object, e.y. ai-yi, companion ; 
ahai-yi, bat ; ahai-yik, fisli ; niete-yik, mucus. As person com- 
pare also kia-yo, this one ; kia-yoj-ne, she. 
Y i. verbal termination : kim-ki-yi, catch ; mai-yi, take, bring ; oho-yi, 
reside. 
Yi-we, active and passivo terminations : nu’we, to fall, be born ; 
nu'iyi , to cause to fall, give birth. Compare also the two words 
for “ sit down ” : yi-hi, pl. yi-ki-hi, and we-he, pl. wai-yi-tse-he. 
Noto the two contrasted plural lettors, ki and tse. 
Yi, place of ; lo-yi, place of fighting ; la, lo, ló-na, fight. 
Yi, negative suffix : He-pi-ye, soulless, stupid ; las-pole-yi, cloudless ; 
ihla-kyo-yi, handless ; ne tám po woho ya, to be short of tobáceo. 
Yi, plural suffix to verbs : fovu-ki, pl. fwu-ki-yi, to paint. 
Ya, the verb “ go ” is attached to nouns to form verbs : A-fui-iya, fly, 
flee. Nouns are formed from the same verb by prefixes : Kaj-iya, 
track, footprint ; Naiyi, road ; i-neaiiyi , canal, entrance to nest. 
Y-i. The vowel i often stands by itself with the same meanings as 
yi (see above), as e.g. with nouns Kil-ai-i, stranger ; with verbs, 
Mai-i, take. 
XV. Tira Consonaut S 
S. The prominent ideas connected with this letter are : Index of the 
plural, women, cliildren, flesh, substance of vegetables, fluids, 
the adjective good, dampness, the verb to cut or lay open, another. 
S, plur. pref. to nouns and pronouns in lst pers. plur. : s-am, we ; 
s-et, our mother. 
