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''ruppumak'', lit. "Hairy-Face") abound. Many compounds, whether derived from Type I Noun Incorporation, or via noun-noun compounding, tend to have irregular NI forms, or no NI form at all, as in the previously mentioned ''akkikrupumak''. The first noun in a noun-noun compound tends to be shortened, as in ''gubbakkūni'' (war chieftain, admiral, general, from ''gubbāt min ikkūne'' lit. war leader). | ''ruppumak'', lit. "Hairy-Face") abound. Many compounds, whether derived from Type I Noun Incorporation, or via noun-noun compounding, tend to have irregular NI forms, or no NI form at all, as in the previously mentioned ''akkikrupumak''. The first noun in a noun-noun compound tends to be shortened, as in ''gubbakkūni'' (war chieftain, admiral, general, from ''gubbāt min ikkūne'' lit. war leader). | ||
A few common Type I | A few common Type I Noun Incorporation formations are used to derive instrumental, locative, and manner nouns: | ||
*Instrument: Verb root + ''-sesp'' (from "hand"), e.g. ''kirismesp'' (lit. "speak-hand", i.e. "phone, cellular") | *Instrument: Verb root + ''-sesp'' (from "hand"), e.g. ''kirismesp'' (lit. "speak-hand", i.e. "phone, cellular") | ||