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S.9. SPACE.

of words derived from peculiar radical terms, while on the other
hand prepositions, as rendered by flexion, are wanting.

Sxw.:

(1) Ordinary stemwords: Place, dwelling ine; stays there
najorpd; places it Hied, ikied-, vicinity erqaq; where is it? nauk;
is sloping siverpoq; straight before sujo; direction of length tukik;
direction in general migssik, mile.

(2) Words of place proper: nether, below at-, upper, above
qui, qule-, front side sak; before sujo-, behind tuno, kingo; side
sdne; opposite ake; interior iluk; outside, exterior silat, avat;
surface qak. (See Vol. I, p. 52.)

(3) Demonstrative roots: here ma-, there tass, uo-, yonder ik.
(See Special Part and Vol. I p. 52.)

A fx. The place where fik, vik-, inhabitant mio.

Flexion. The prepositions relating to place are rendered by
the local cases, formed by the endings (appositions): on or at me;
from mit; through kut; to mut (see Vol. I).

Drv. Expl. The place from which we started autdlarfigput;
in the direction of the island qeqertap migssdne; at the foot of the
mountain qdqap atdne; here mane; from here manga-, hereto
maunga; from the cape nungmit; to the cape nungmut.

■2) DISTANCE.

Stw. Extreme unga; near qanigpoq.

Afx. Farthest towards leq, dleq; rather far towards (pa)sigpoq.

Drv. Expl. Is far off ungasigpoq.

3) LARGE, LONG, BROAD.

Stw. Is large angivoq; thick loss uvoq ; broad siligpoq; long
takivoq; spaciousness nero f.

Afx. Large ssuaq.

Drv. Expl. Its (size) largeness angissusia; wide nerutusoq;
large island qeqertarssuaq; long takisoq.

4) SMALL, SHORT, NARROW.

Stw. Is small mikicoq; narrow amipoq; makes it narrow to
him tativd; short ndipoq.

Afx. Small nguaq, kipoq.

Drv. Expl. Very small mikissoraldnguaq; is narrow
neru-Mpoq; becomes shorter nailivoq; thin, flat satoq {sak).

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