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tiie an prefix in 2nd pers. with verbs and adjectives. In Toba 
tiie n marks one división of verbs, and in Lengua-Mascoy in 
( im , ing) is tlie ordinary prefix to verbs (2nd and 3rd fem.). 
T, prefix to nouns in 3rd pers. ; t-ot , bis, iier, its cliest. 
T, prefix to verbal nouns in 3rd pers. ; ta-ivo, bis, iier, its planting. 
T, (1) prefix making verbs passive in 3rd pers. ; ti-ponaha, to be 
covered. (2) reflexive ; te-taiyo, to be stabbed, to stab self. 
(3) with neuter verbs and adjectives ; ti-mes, tbe two ; ti-pohi, 
to be full. 
T, sometimes used instead of thl in 2nd pers ; citi-omate, extinguisb. 
Tu, te, interrogativo pronouu ; te mpa ? wbo % wliicb ? wliat ? 
wlien ? liow 1 where ? T. eta ? V. ch¿ ? k¿ ? Q. pi ? L.-M. m ? a- '! 
M. ha ? ta-ha ? etc. 
Ta (¡cata), reflexive suífix ; yamká-ta, I myself ; amká-ta, tliou tbyself. 
Ta {te, tiuk, taj, tiuj), augmentative suífix to nouns meaning, similar, 
larger, of same species, tbe underlying idea is fatlier. V. taj ; 
S. taj ; T. lia ; L.-M. prefix yat (with mase, nouns), yan ( yam , 
yang) witli feminine nouns. 
Ta, tata, únele, i.e. fatber’s brotber who often bears tbe same synonym 
as tbe fatlier. Compare te (mother) with ki-te (aunt, motber’s 
sister). 
Tajni. bowl ; tajnitsi, sing loud ; see ane, to cali, cry, sliout. Tbe 
letter t is perhaps tbe most used of tbe initial letters to modify, 
diíferentiate, and distinguish words ; tlius from wowi, to blow 
witli tbe moutli ; wowi-ti, wind blowing ; ta-ivi-li, ta-we-tini, to 
whistle ; ivosok, Ilute. 
Taas , pot ; S. ta-thlás ; V. to-ivej. 
Takith, grow ; V. táih, grow ; talak, grown ; S. tothpa, grow ; cf. 
Cli. tóthlehe, grow. 
Tie, nouns and verbs in ta are often inflected to tie, e.g. itie-te, niy eye ; 
ata-te, thy eye ; ta-te and tie-te, to tbrow. Tbis principie is not 
confined to tbe letter t but is general ; furtliermore, in tbe other 
dialects this method of infixing vowels is frequent. T. n-Y-ami, 
give to me ; L.-M. n-IP-thlit, bis waist. As with single words so 
witli tbe sentence, compare the word, L.-M. him-kyi (abode) in 
tbe following sentence : L.-M. Áp-Mm ithnik ñat e-kyi, be abode, it 
was said, tliere ; and Ch. ne-ya, without, short of — in this example : 
Ch. Ne tám po tvohu ya, be was short of tobáceo. 
Tinuk, domestic cat. Tbis word is well known through the Chaco, as 
is tbe Subin word nuu, dog (Aymara, ano). L, i and n are used 
very largely for animáis, cf. kyu-ni, jaguar. Tbe Guaraní yagua, 
dog, can be seen in tbe following words for jaguar, T. kidyuk ; 
V. eyáj ; S. iyoj. Tbe words cat, dog, jaguar, and puma are 
