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====reduplication as copulative==== | ====reduplication as copulative==== | ||
creates copulative form, e.g. ''yow'' 'shade' → ''yoyow'' '(Y) is shade' | creates copulative form, e.g. ''yow'' 'shade' → ''yoyow'' '(Y) is shade' | ||
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Revision as of 05:30, 6 January 2016
Phonology
the vowels
i
o
a
the consonants
t tʰ k kʰ
s sʰ h
ʔ ʕ
y w
m n
syllable
The syllable is bound:
- C(g)V(g)(C)
where g = glide, and C = any consonant
phonological word
Additional binds:
can only end on a nasal, glide, vowel, fricative.
e.g. ~takʰ → [takkʰa]
prasadī
da sentinz
- da indicative sentinz is intoned σ31
- da interrogative intones σ13(4)
morphology
verbs
prefix verb extension
s-prefix
h-prefix
m-prefix
nomina
-t-
augments da nomen
-n-
intensifies da meaning
-sʰ-
dat be a tool
reduplication
reduplication as copulative
creates copulative form, e.g. yow 'shade' → yoyow '(Y) is shade'