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*''-ji'': occupational deverbal, e.g. ''kor-ji'' "butcher" | *''-ji'': occupational deverbal, e.g. ''kor-ji'' "butcher" | ||
The language has a variety of converbs which appear | The language has a variety of converbs which appear after their head. These converbs encode modality, aspect, manner, and various adverbial meanings. The converbs may be separated from their head by other elements, such as illocutionary particles, discourse markers, etc. Common converbs include: | ||
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! rowspan="2" | Meaning | |||
! colspan="4"|Undergoes Mutation | |||
! colspan="2"|Triggers Mutation | |||
! Header #3 | |||
! colspan="2" | Header #4 | |||
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! Independent Form | |||
! Undergoes <br/>Mutation | |||
! Mutation <br/>Type | |||
! Triggers | |||
! Result | |||
! Colspan + Rowspan | |||
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! sútu | |||
| "and; additionally; to add"; <br/> a direct loan from Minhast ''suttu'' "and" | |||
| style="text-align:center"| X | |||
| Voicing <br/> Palatalization | |||
| style="text-align:center"| ''hen'' cliticized to noun in the Past-Genitive | |||
| style="text-align:center"| -zut <br/> -šut | |||
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| style="text-align:center" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|d | |||
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! Row #2: | |||
| style="text-align:center"|s- | |||
| style="text-align:center"|v- | |||
| style="text-align:center"|m- | |||
| style="text-align:center"|jor- | |||
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*''sutu, sútu'': "and; additionally; to add"; a direct loan from Minhast ''suttu'' "and" | *''sutu, sútu'': "and; additionally; to add"; a direct loan from Minhast ''suttu'' "and" |