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(Kaymawākan's Song ("Kaymawākanim Lahasmeššente"), from YouTube channel) |
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!Simulative | !Simulative | ||
| -šupn- | | -šupn- <br/>-šu- (+CC) | ||
| to resemble | | to resemble | ||
| Often found in combination with the verb root ''kifrak'' (to be the color of) + NI, meaning "to be x-colored", e.g. ''šupnikifrakteslakmahan'' (to be algae-colored); also appears in complex verbs signifying "to play", "to pretend", etc | | When used with semantically active verbs, it conveys performing an action in the manner indicated, e.g. "Šukkirmektahuš" ("Speak as I do"), "Šupnikirmektahaš" ("Speak like this) "Šupnikirmektahampiš" , ("Say it like this"). With stative verbs, it conveys being in like or similar to the state indicated, e.g. "Ruppumakiššiide uryataran šupnikurhan/Ruppumakišše uryataran šukkurhan" ("His face is as black as obsidian/He is incomprehensible".) | ||
Often found in combination with the verb root ''kifrak'' (to be the color of) + NI, meaning "to be x-colored", e.g. ''šupnikifrakteslakmahan/šukkifrakteslakmahan'' (to be algae-colored); also appears in complex verbs signifying "to play", "to pretend", etc. | |||
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! rowspan="3"| Qualitatives | ! rowspan="3"| Qualitatives | ||