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== Part of Speech == | == Part of Speech == | ||
# Open | # Open | ||
| − | * Noun, verb, adjective | + | #* Noun, verb, adjective |
# Semi-closed | # Semi-closed | ||
| − | * Determiner, adverb, conjunction | + | #* Determiner, adverb, conjunction |
# Closed | # Closed | ||
| − | * Pronoun, particle, auxiliary, complementizer | + | #* Pronoun, particle, auxiliary, complementizer |
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== Morphological Analysis == | == Morphological Analysis == | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 10 February 2022
Part of Speech
- Open
- Noun, verb, adjective
- 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 pre fixed to a set of adjectival roots generating pairs of antonyms.
- -ix (big)
- -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
