An ordinary differential equation of the type D T u + aj,,(t)taD{u = 0 ~ j+lallm,j 0, Dt = -id/& a = (a1,a~, . . . ,an) is a multi-index, Icy1 = a1 +a2+. . . +a,. A point to E J is said to be a turning point of the equation (1.1) if there is a ( # 0 such that all roots A l ( t , () (1 = 1, . , . ,m) of the characteristic equation 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 34 A99; Secondary 34 E 20, 35 L 30.