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=== Adverbial Affixes === | === Adverbial Affixes === | ||
The Adverbial affixes qualify the manner or degree of a state or an event. Only one Adverbial affix | The Adverbial affixes qualify the manner or degree of a state or an event. Only one Adverbial affix may surface at any time. Each Adverbial affix usually has an antonym counterpart. They may interact with one or more of the Preverbal affixes, particularly the ones which themselves have encode some adverbial semantic information, such as the Mitigative, e.g. ''Hipsašnišuptaru'' << ''hipsa-ušn-šupt-∅-ar-u'' (MIT-hit-quickly-3S.ABS+3S.ERG-PST-TRANS) "He hit him somewhat quickly". The following table lists the most commonly encountered Adverbial affixes, but currently around 300+ affixes have been documented. Most affixes have an accompanying antonym. | ||
Each Adverbial affix usually has an antonym counterpart. They may interact with one or more of the Preverbal affixes, particularly the ones which themselves have encode some adverbial semantic information, such as the Mitigative, e.g. ''Hipsašnišuptaru'' << ''hipsa-ušn-šupt-∅-ar-u'' (MIT-hit-quickly-3S.ABS+3S.ERG-PST-TRANS) "He hit him somewhat quickly". The following table lists the most commonly encountered Adverbial affixes, but currently around 300+ affixes have been documented. Most affixes have an accompanying antonym. | |||
Note that there the Adverbial affixes have corresponding independent verbal counterparts, such as the Adverbial affix ''-yakkark-'' vs ''kiskār-an'' (to be strong, to do quickly). The Adverbial affixes usually bear no etymological relationship to its verbal counterpart, save for a couple of instances, such as ''-naskef-'' (cleverly) and ''nask-an=mā kafak-an'' (to be smart and deceitful). Adverbial affixes such as these often lack a corresponding antonym. | Note that there the Adverbial affixes have corresponding independent verbal counterparts, such as the Adverbial affix ''-yakkark-'' vs ''kiskār-an'' (to be strong, to do quickly). The Adverbial affixes usually bear no etymological relationship to its verbal counterpart, save for a couple of instances, such as ''-naskef-'' (cleverly) and ''nask-an=mā kafak-an'' (to be smart and deceitful). Adverbial affixes such as these often lack a corresponding antonym. | ||
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! Sound | ! Sound | ||
| -we'ah-/-yakkark- | | -we'ah-/-yakkark- | ||
| -loudly-/ | | -loudly-/quietly ("silently" with Intensive) | ||
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