Incoprorate

Position 15: Incorporates  (derivational)
"This is a large class of morphemes of which most are incorporated nouns and a smaller number are incorporated verb stems, which function thematically in many verb themes," (Tenenbaum 1978:37). These are partly lexical in nature. (see section 450, p. 161)

du     has to do with the mouth/speech
chi          head
nchix     nose
nu'u     eyes
a          oral noise (not speech)
q'es    neck
lu         hand
qa          foot
kaja     tail
tl'u          buttocks
chish     knees
jesh     lap
ses          skin
yeni     mind
shich     breath
del          blood
ka         belly
ka          herd of animals
ve³          sleep
dleq'     laugh
qena     words, talk
yitsa     bark
'a          lair, den
tsegha     fighting
she³     running
ves          action of a gang
dzas     pole as in poling a boat
ges          jerk up and down
tu         water
ta          water (used in compounds as in underwater)
ti          water in a container
ven(ben)     lake
suy          sand
tsa          rock
k't'un    leaves
ha³          pack or load
tl'i³          rope
hetl     sled
tets'     walking cane
ken          wooden pieces
tlegh     oil, grease
qan          house, dwelling
qen          fire
dli          to be cold
he³          evening
hyish     nirage
chu³    east wind
³          days

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