The soft sign, -Ø, is added to stem-accented stems unless they end on a velar or Ê. ÏÓÔÁ×-É- > ÏÓÔÁ×Ø(ÔÅ) 'Leave (it)!' ÒÅÚÁ- > ÒÅÖØ(ÔÅ) 'Cut (it)!' BUT: Ì£Ç- (ÌÅÞØ) > Ì£Ç(ÔÅ) 'Lie down!' Lexiteria LLC Lewisburg, PA 17837 © 1996 Lexiteria LLC