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The prevalence of compounding extends to the noun phrase as well, mainly by noun-noun compounding: | The prevalence of compounding extends to the noun phrase as well, mainly by noun-noun compounding: | ||
*'' | *''akkikruppumak'' - "Westerner", from ''akkik min ruppumak'' (lit. "Hairy-Face") | ||
* ''gubbakkūni'' - war chieftain, admiral, general, from ''gubbāt min ikkūne'' (lit. war leader) | * ''gubbakkūni'' - war chieftain, admiral, general, from ''gubbāt min ikkūne'' (lit. war leader) | ||
*''apirtammus'' - grenade, derived from ''āpir'' (fire) + ''tammus'' (egg). Irregular NI form: ''-aptammus-'' | *''apirtammus'' - grenade, derived from ''āpir'' (fire) + ''tammus'' (egg). Irregular NI form: ''-aptammus-'' | ||