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= Types of Noun Incorporation = | = Types of Noun Incorporation = | ||
* This is an example of Minthun's Classificatory NI (Class IV) being exploited by Minhast. Here, it is essentially creating the equivalent of a locative noun in other languages, e.g. English "Within the ''interior of'' the beast..." | * This is an example of Minthun's Classificatory NI (Class IV) being exploited by Minhast. Here, it is essentially creating the equivalent of a locative noun in other languages, e.g. English "Within the ''interior of'' the beast..." Here, ''nua'' means "side" has been incorporated into the verb complex. The implicit head is ''suharak'' (deerskin), which was mentioned in a previous line in the passage, referred to by the Locative applicative ''naħk-''. This construction is equivalent to saying "Next to it", "By its side", etc. | ||
{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
|phrase = Tayyamakim tayyapte naħkixripuxnutartimmahabu | |phrase = Tayyamakim tayyapte (suharak) naħkixripuxnutartimmahabu | ||
| IPA = | | IPA = | ||
| morphemes = tayyamak min tayyap=de naħk-xr-pux-nua-tar-timmah-ab-u | | morphemes = tayyamak min tayyap=de (suharak) naħk-xr-pux-nua-tar-timmah-ab-u | ||
| gloss = thunder CONN ball=ERG LOC.APPL-ITER-boom-side-3S.ANIM.ABS+3S.ANIM.ERG-IMPF-TRANS | | gloss = thunder CONN ball=ERG (deerskin) LOC.APPL-ITER-boom-side-3S.ANIM.ABS+3S.ANIM.ERG-IMPF-TRANS | ||
| translation = Canonballs explode next to it. | | translation = Canonballs explode next to it (the deerskin). | ||
}} | }} | ||