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<h3>Verbalisation</h3>
Antarctican has a very productive process
for to convert a noun N into an intransitive verb root meaning “to become N” /
“to be N / to do what N does”. How this is done depends on the voicing of the
last vowel of the absolutive form of the noun
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<h4>Last Vowel of Abs. Form has Modal Voice</h4>
In this case, the verb root is identical to
the absolutive form e.g.
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ziva /zi&#613;a/ - boat, absolutive
ziva /zi&#613;a/ - to be a boat, verb root
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buraza /bu&#641;aza/ - brother, absolutive
buraza /bu&#641;aza/ - to be a brother, verb
root
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yuenpiluy - /j&#616;&#628;pilui/ -
employee, absolutive
yuenpiluy - /j&#616;&#628;pilui/ -
employee, verb root
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<h4>Other Cases</h4>
However, if the final vowel of the
absolutive form has tense or breathy voice, the verb stem is formed from the
ergative form of the noun, minus any final –n e.g.
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qùylèn /&#660;ui&#614;l&#604;&#628;&#614;/
- island, absolutive
quoyliendun /&#660;oile&#628;dun/ - island,
ergative
quoyliendu /&#660;oile&#628;du/ - to be an
island, verb root
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píey /pei&#660;/ - book, absolutive
píeykin /pei&#660;ki&#628;/ - book,
ergative
píeyki /pei&#660;ki/ - to be a book, verb root
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támá /ta&#660;ma&#660;/ - victim of a scam
/ swindle, absolutive
damaesin /dam&#603;si&#628;/ - victim of a
scam / swindle, ergative
damaesi /dam&#603;si/ - to be a victim of a
scam / swindle, verb root
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mòoe /m&#604;&#614;&#720;/ - betel nut,
absolutive
pmaagin /pma&#720;gi&#628;/ - betel nut,
ergative
pmaagi /pma&#720;gi/ - to be a betel nut, verb
stem
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pùelùe /p&#616;&#614;l&#616;&#614;/ - bridge, absolutive
bilidlin /bilid&#622;i&#628;/ - bridge,
ergative
bilidli /bilid&#622;i/ - to be bridge / to
make it across, verb stem
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pòey /p&#604;i&#614;/ - baby, absolutive
baybyin /baib&#690;i&#628;/ - baby,
ergative
baybyi /baib&#690;i/ - to be a baby, verb
stem
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pòey /p&#604;i&#614;/ - page, absolutive
paydlin /paid&#622;i&#628;/ - page,
ergative
paydli /paid&#622;i/ - to be a page, verb
stem


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