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* Vowel adjectives add an ''-u'' morpheme, which is, however, rarely seen as such: | * Vowel adjectives add an ''-u'' morpheme, which is, however, rarely seen as such: | ||
** ''-a'' and ''-e'' combine with the ''-u'', forming ''-eu'' (''-éu'' if the stem vowel is long), e.g. ''fúsuná'' "hot" → ''fúsunéu''; ''ontére'' "big" → ''ontéreu''. | ** ''-a'' and ''-e'' combine with the ''-u'', forming ''-eu'' (''-éu'' if the stem vowel is long), e.g. ''fúsuná'' "hot" → ''fúsunéu''; ''ontére'' "big" → ''ontéreu''. | ||
** ''-i'' becomes semivocalic, triggering the changes ''si'' → ''š'', '' | ** ''-i'' becomes semivocalic, triggering the changes ''si'' → ''š'', ''ci'' → ''č'', and ''gi'' → ''j'', e.g. ''méroni'' "sweet" → ''méroniu''; ''pósi'' "easy" → ''póšu''. | ||
** ''-u'' and ''-o'' become ''-ó'' (< pre-Cerian *ou), e.g. ''ramo'' "first" → ''ramó''; ''čufutú'' "enough" → ''čufutó''. Those that already end in ''-ó'' are practically invariable, e.g. ''egoró'' "ninth" → ''egoró''. | ** ''-u'' and ''-o'' become ''-ó'' (< pre-Cerian *ou), e.g. ''ramo'' "first" → ''ramó''; ''čufutú'' "enough" → ''čufutó''. Those that already end in ''-ó'' are practically invariable, e.g. ''egoró'' "ninth" → ''egoró''. | ||