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166 In some cases the vowel of the reduplicating-syllable represents a diphthongization with i:

axa′, GOOSE; dim., i′$a$ xa sqEbai′', DOG (sqūbaī′' Snuqualmi);

dim., squi′qubai'

tc!a′lasats, FERN; dim., tc!a′$i$tc!Elasats

Words in which the stem-vowel is obscure or is itself an t-vowel cannot be attributed either to one or to the other of the above types, for instance:

spEtco′, BASKET; dim., spī′ptco

te'sid, ARROW; dim., te'tsid

L!x"ai", DOG-SALMON; dim., L!i'L!x u ai'

steqa'yu', WOLF; dim., stitqa'yu'

Lle'lbid, CANOE; dim., Lte'Ltelbid

t'klO's, OWL; dim., t'i't'klos

sqlEbia', SKUNK; dim., sqle'qtebia

stcEbe'dats, FIR; dim., stcltcbi'dats

xpai', CEDAR; dim., xe'xpai'

xebxeb, HAWK; dim., xe'xebxeb

sqe'xa', WOOL DOG; dim., sqe'qxa

sya'b, CHIEF; dim., se'ya'b

dzidi's, TOOTH; dim., dzi'dzidis

tciLla', STONE; dim., tcitcxla'

(tc!a'L!a'= STONE Snuqualmi)

sbyau, FOX; dim., sbi'byau.

In the following word the diminutive is formed by an extension of the stem-vowel without reduplication:

spō'k$u$ab, HILL; dim., spo'$o′$k$u$ab

Probably the same is true in the following: yix$u$Ela′, EAGLE, yi'ix$u$Ela′

As far as I can judge from my material the plural-diminutives are invariably derived from the diminutive form. This general principle of formation contrasts with that of Comox where the corresponding forms are always diminutized plurals, the first reduplicating syllable being of the diminutive type, the second of the plural type (cf. Sapir: op. cit. p. 34). With the exception of the words for "man" and "woman" the Snohomish plural diminutives are formed by repeating the re- duplicating syllable of the diminutive form.

spEtco', BASKET; pi. dim., spi'piptco (dim., spi'ptco; pi., spE'tcptco)

te'sid, ARROW; pi. dim., te'tetsid (dim., te'tsid; pi., te'stesid)

��L!x"ai', DOG-SALMON; pi. dim., L!i'L!iL!x u ai' steqa'yu', WOLF; pi. dim., stititqa'yu' Lie'lbid, CANOE; pi. dim., Lle'L'.eLlElbid t'klo's, OWL; pi. dim., tTt'it'klos sqlfibia', SKUNK; pi. dim., sqle'qleqlfibia stcEbe'dats, FIR; pi. dim., stcitcitcbi'dats xpai', CEDAR; pi. dim., xe'xexpai' xebxeb, HAWK; pi. dim., xe'xexEbxEb sqe'xa', WOOL DOG; pi. dim., sqe'qeqxa dzidi's, TOOTH; pi. dim., dzidzEdza'dis tcu-Ia', STONE; pi. dim., tcItcitcLla' sbyau, FOX; pi. dim., sbi'bi'byau tca'las, ARM; pi. dim., tca"tca'tcElas k u ag"e'dtcEd, ELK; pi. dim. k"ak u ak u gVdtcEd sk! u aqe'q, ROBIN; pi. dim., sk! u ak!"ak! u qe'q s5'pqs, SEAL; pi. dim., so'sospqs a'lal, HOUSE; pi. dim., a'Valal xa'tcu, LAKE; pi. dim., xa'xaxtcu kla'kla, CROW; pi. dim., k!a'k!ak!k!a stsa'li, HEART; pi. dim., stsa'tsatsnli sqlaLl, CLOUD; pi. dim., sq!a'q!aq!L! cau', BONE; pi. dim., ca"ca'cu' swawa', LION; pi. dim., swa' u wa' u wa' pS'tEd, SHIRT; pi. dim., pi'pipotEd sqia'cEd, MOCCASIN; pi. dim., sq!e'q!eq!acEd bo'q", DUCK; pi. dim., bi"bi'bo'q u sq!a'*L!, OTTER; pi. dim., sq!e'"'q!e' e q!a' a L! bo'ctcEb, MINK; pi. dim., bi'blbctcEb k!"a'lu, SKIN; pi. dim., k! u i'k! u ik! u lu x u k!o'dcEd, FOOT; pi. dim., $ u k!e'k!ek!odcEd klo'spl, TROUT; pi. dim., k! u e'k! u esk! u spl LltCEts, BOW; pi. dim., Lle'LleLltcits sxiu's, HEAD; pi. dim., sxexxa'yus stcE'txud, BEAR; pi. dim., stci'tcitctxud axa', GOOSE; pi. dim., 'i"i a xa sqEbai", DOG; pi. dim., squi'quiqEbai'

tc!a′lasats, FERN; pl. dim., tc!a′'$i$tc!a'$i$tc!Elasats

yix$u$Ela′, EAGLE; pl. dim., yi′yi'ix$u$Ela

spo'k u ab, HILL; pi. dim., spo'pok"ab

(dim., spo'$o′$k$u$ab, pl., spō′k$u$ 'p$o-$k$u$ab)

sya'b, CHIEF; pi. dim., se'e'ya'b

(dim., se'ya'b)

The only two exceptions known to me of the above method of forming the plural-diminu- tive are the words for MAN and WOMAN. sto'bc, MAN; pi. dim., sto'hotobc (pi., sto'bobc, dim., stu'tubc) sla'dai', WOMAN; pi. dim., sla'haladai' (pi., slala'dai', dim., sla'ladai')

These two plural-diminutives are also de- rived from the diminutive form, but not by means of an additional reduplication, but by

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