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*'''Nomen actionis''': add the definite marker to the stem of the verb. ''laja'' ‘sing’ → ''halaj'' ‘the act of singing’ | *'''Nomen actionis''': add the definite marker to the stem of the verb. ''laja'' ‘sing’ → ''halaj'' ‘the act of singing’ | ||
*'''Nomen instrumentis''': instruments or tools that go with a verb; marked with the suffix ''-ka''; ''jasa'' ‘to watch’ → ''jasaka'' ‘glasses’ | *'''Nomen instrumentis''': instruments or tools that go with a verb; marked with the suffix ''-ka''; ''jasa'' ‘to watch’ → ''jasaka'' ‘glasses’ | ||
*'''Nomen obiecti''': suffix ''-las''; added to transitive verbs | *'''Nomen obiecti''': suffix ''-las''; added to transitive verbs denote the object of an action. ''laja'' ‘sing’ → ''lajalas'' ‘song’ | ||
There is one operation available to derive nouns from nouns: the collective ({{sc|COLL}}) reduplication, which usually a full initial L→R reduplication. However, for polysyllabic words, only the first CV pair is copied. | There is one operation available to derive nouns from nouns: the collective ({{sc|COLL}}) reduplication, which usually a full initial L→R reduplication. However, for polysyllabic words, only the first CV pair is copied. |