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#biconsonantal roots alternating between CVC and CCV. Example: sep ~ spe 'to walk' | #biconsonantal roots alternating between CVC and CCV. Example: sep ~ spe 'to walk' | ||
#triconsonantal roots alternating between CCVC, CVCC, and CVCVC. Example: ptsun ~ putsn ~ putsun 'to live' | #triconsonantal roots alternating between CCVC, CVCC, and CVCVC. Example: ptsun ~ putsn ~ putsun 'to live' | ||
#4-consonant roots like ''*cplag'' 'to shake' | #4-consonant roots like ''*cplag'' 'to shake' | ||
Statistically, biconsonantal roots in Lakovic are somewhat more common than in Semitic; triconsonantal roots are derived from biconsonantals via root extensions. | |||
Various prefixes, infixes and suffixes were added to derive words. Infixes can have 2 allomorphs, either as an infix or as a prefix: C<əC>CVC or C-CVC/C-CVCC. | Various prefixes, infixes and suffixes were added to derive words. Infixes can have 2 allomorphs, either as an infix or as a prefix: C<əC>CVC or C-CVC/C-CVCC. | ||