Literature talk:Schleicher's fable: Difference between revisions
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The auxiliary verb *iwa 'walk' was used for the progressive aspect; it turned into the Verapamil present tense suffix -ːva. | The auxiliary verb *iwa 'walk' was used for the progressive aspect; it turned into the Verapamil present tense suffix -ːva. | ||
==Derivational morphology== | |||
* *-ki, used for tools | |||
** *ēru 'to contain' (→ Verapamil ''éru'') → *ēruki 'pot' (→ Verapamil ''érwi'') | |||
** *wilte 'to fly' (→ Verapamil ''viltë'') → *wilteki 'airplane' (→ Verapamil ''vilti'') | |||
==Numbers== | ==Numbers== | ||