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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") | *''akkikruppumak'' - "Westerner", from ''akkik min ruppumak'' (lit. "Hairy-Face"). Irregular NI form: ''udak'' (lit: evil person) | ||
* ''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-'' | ||
* ''teymekšumbat'' - missile, derived from ''tayyamak'' (thunder) + ''šumbat'' (arrow). Irreg. NI form: ''-teššumbat-'' | * ''teymekšumbat'' - missile, derived from ''tayyamak'' (thunder) + ''šumbat'' (arrow). Irreg. NI form: ''-teššumbat-'' | ||
Note that either one or both of the members of words derived from compounding may experience some syllabic trimming, and often have irregular NI forms, or even no NI form, as in the case of | Note that either one or both of the members of words derived from compounding may experience some syllabic trimming, and often have irregular NI forms, or even no NI form, as in the case of ''gubbakkūni''. | ||
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