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* blurring the lines between adjective/substantive/verb, so the same root can easily be used in any of those categories, and implicitly an extensive participial system | * blurring the lines between adjective/substantive/verb, so the same root can easily be used in any of those categories, and implicitly an extensive participial system | ||
* having a strict and productive dual in all applicable grammatical categories | * having a strict and productive dual in all applicable grammatical categories | ||
===Inspiration=== | ===Inspiration=== | ||
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*'''yát''' - a runner | *'''yát''' - a runner | ||
*'''yáts''' - a frequent runner (yát+ts=>yáts) | *'''yáts''' - a frequent runner ('''yát'''+'''ts'''=>'''yáts''') | ||
*'''yátasp''' - a beginning runner | *'''yátasp''' - a beginning runner | ||
*'''yátkay''' - a future runner | *'''yátkay''' - a future runner | ||
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=====Augmentatives===== | =====Augmentatives===== | ||
Augmentatives are formed through infixes between the root and the case or conjugation endings. | Augmentatives are formed through infixes between the root and the case or conjugation endings. In the following /X/ is a dummy vowel determined by the quality of the verb. | ||
The most common are: | The most common are: | ||
* '''- | * '''-yXš-''' = great, grand, noble, relatively large (also functions as a [[#Comparatives|comparative]]) | ||
* '''-nXč-''' = the biggest, greatest | * '''-nXč-''' = the biggest, greatest | ||
Examples: | |||
* '''-yXš-''' | |||
** root '''mwk''', "dog" => '''mwokyoš''', "a big dog" | |||
** root '''ayt''', "run" => '''ayatyaš''', "a long run" | |||
* '''-nXč-''' | |||
** root '''mwk''', "dog" => '''muknuč''', "the greatest dog you ever had" | |||
** root '''ayt''', "run" => '''aytnač''', "a marathon" | |||
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