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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 /ziɥa/ - boat, absolutive | |||
ziva /ziɥa/ - to be a boat, verb root | |||
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buraza /buʁaza/ - brother, absolutive | |||
buraza /buʁaza/ - to be a brother, verb | |||
root | |||
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yuenpiluy - /jɨɴpilui/ - | |||
employee, absolutive | |||
yuenpiluy - /jɨɴpilui/ - | |||
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 /ʔuiɦlɜɴɦ/ | |||
- island, absolutive | |||
quoyliendun /ʔoileɴdun/ - island, | |||
ergative | |||
quoyliendu /ʔoileɴdu/ - to be an | |||
island, verb root | |||
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píey /peiʔ/ - book, absolutive | |||
píeykin /peiʔkiɴ/ - book, | |||
ergative | |||
píeyki /peiʔki/ - to be a book, verb root | |||
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támá /taʔmaʔ/ - victim of a scam | |||
/ swindle, absolutive | |||
damaesin /damɛsiɴ/ - victim of a | |||
scam / swindle, ergative | |||
damaesi /damɛsi/ - to be a victim of a | |||
scam / swindle, verb root | |||
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mòoe /mɜɦː/ - betel nut, | |||
absolutive | |||
pmaagin /pmaːgiɴ/ - betel nut, | |||
ergative | |||
pmaagi /pmaːgi/ - to be a betel nut, verb | |||
stem | |||
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pùelùe /pɨɦlɨɦ/ - bridge, absolutive | |||
bilidlin /bilidɮiɴ/ - bridge, | |||
ergative | |||
bilidli /bilidɮi/ - to be bridge / to | |||
make it across, verb stem | |||
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pòey /pɜiɦ/ - baby, absolutive | |||
baybyin /baibʲiɴ/ - baby, | |||
ergative | |||
baybyi /baibʲi/ - to be a baby, verb | |||
stem | |||
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pòey /pɜiɦ/ - page, absolutive | |||
paydlin /paidɮiɴ/ - page, | |||
ergative | |||
paydli /paidɮi/ - to be a page, verb | |||
stem | |||
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