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′itc!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'kuab, HILL; dim., spo'o′kuab
Probably the same is true in the following: yixuEla′, EAGLE, yi'ixuEla′
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′'itc!a'itc!Elasats
yixuEla′, EAGLE; pl. dim., yi′yi'ixuEla
spo'k u ab, HILL; pi. dim., spo'pok"ab
(dim., spo'o′kuab, pl., spō′ku 'po-kuab)
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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