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[[Category:Grammar documentation]]
 
[[Category:Grammar documentation]]
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== Part of Speech ==
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== Morphological Analysis ==
  
 
1. Size prefixes
 
1. Size prefixes
  
 
The diminutive pre fi xes i - and the augmentative pre fi x a - can be pre fi xed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms.
 
The diminutive pre fi xes i - and the augmentative pre fi x a - can be pre fi xed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms.
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2. mu- prefix 'place, sky, stream'
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3. Nominalizer suffixes
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*-lu (action)
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*-jjux (quality or extent)
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*-tie (manner)
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4. Adjectivizer suffixes
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*-sa
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*-we
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5.Reduplicaiton
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*Nouns
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*Cl
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*Pronouns
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*Verbs/Adjectives reduplicate to form alternative question
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6.Color Ideophones

Revision as of 14:49, 10 February 2022


Part of Speech

Morphological Analysis

1. Size prefixes

The diminutive pre fi xes i - and the augmentative pre fi x a - can be pre fi xed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms.

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