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| − | *The diminutive prefixes i and the augmentative prefix a can be prefixed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms. | + | * The diminutive prefixes i and the augmentative prefix a can be prefixed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms. |
| − | ** | + | ** {{morphTest|sho{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|ix sho}}** -iet (big) |
| − | **-iet (big) | + | ** -a (small) |
| − | **-a (small) | + | ** ax (small) |
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2. mu- prefix 'place, sky, stream' | 2. mu- prefix 'place, sky, stream' | ||
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7. Gender/Age suffixes | 7. Gender/Age suffixes | ||
| + | *Three gender and one age suffixes attached to animal names: - bat (male), -bu (male), -mop (female) and -sse (young). | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 10 February 2022
Part of Speech
- Open
- Noun
- lyp<n> ↔ lyp - seed
- Verb
- lyp<n> ↔ lyp - sow
- Adjective
- jjip<n> ↔ jjip - full
- Noun
- Semi-closed
- Determiner, adverb, conjunction
- Closed
- Pronoun, particle, auxiliary, complementizer
Morphological Analysis
1. Size prefixes
- The diminutive prefixes i and the augmentative prefix a can be prefixed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms.
- sho<n><pl> ↔ ix sho** -iet (big)
- -a (small)
- ax (small)
2. mu- prefix 'place, sky, stream'
3. Nominalizer suffixes
- -lu (action)
- -jjux (quality or extent)
- -tie (manner)
4. Adjectivizer suffixes
- -sa
- -we
5. Reduplicaiton
- Nouns
- Cl
- Pronouns
- Verbs/Adjectives reduplicate to form alternative question
6.Color Ideophones
7. Gender/Age suffixes
- Three gender and one age suffixes attached to animal names: - bat (male), -bu (male), -mop (female) and -sse (young).
