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33.2. Exercises

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33.2A. Make each plural with ‑ə́yə‑.
1. q̓áʔŋi         ‘young woman’
2. sc̓úm̓         ‘bone’
3. ɬə́ptən        ‘eyelash’
4. k̓ʷə́sqq      ‘robin’
5. č̓áŋ̓           ‘arrive home’		33.2B. Give the singular for each. The stressed vowel is given in brackets.
1. x̣ʷə́yəƛ̓qən ‘bunch of pillows’  [ə́]
2. sčə́yəʔčaʔ   ‘group of friends’  [á]
3. ʔə́yəʔiŋ      ‘houses’  [á]
4. sə́yəɬ         ‘roads, doors’  [ú]
5. čə́yəq        ‘they’re big’  [ə́]

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  1. 33.2. Infix -ə́y- or -ə́yə- Montler, et al.