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<br/>Notice in the independent form of buffalo, ''bɔŋtɛl'', loses its final syllable in its incorporated form, ''-bɔŋ-''. | <br/>Notice in the independent form of buffalo, ''bɔŋtɛl'', loses its final syllable in its incorporated form, ''-bɔŋ-''. | ||
Similarly, Minhast INs exhibit weak suppletion, and it occurs extensively, particularly with nouns longer than two syllables, e.g. ''sussagarānī'' > ''-suggan-'' (big toe). | |||
{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = Sussagarānītirektiki kahušnišattekaran. | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = sussagarānī-tirek=de=ki kah-ušn-šatt-ek-ar-an | |||
| gloss = big.toe-3SN.INAN.POSSM+1S.POSSR=ERG=LOC INV.VOL-hit-RFLX-1S.NOM-PST-TRNS | |||
| translation = I banged myself against my big toe. | |||
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{{Gloss | |||
|phrase = Kahušnisuggašnattekaran. | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = kah-ušn-suggan-šatt-ek-ar-an | |||
| gloss = INV.VOL-hit-toe-RFLX-1S.NOM-PST-TRNS | |||
| translation = I stubbed my big toe. | |||
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Similar patterns can be found with ''hispawak'' > ''-hispak-'' (birch), and ''izzesparak'' > ''-spark-'' (canoe). | |||
The pattern of truncation is unpredictable; syllable loss may occur in initial, medial, or final positions, although noun roots with more than two syllables tend to lose either their medial or final syllables and retain the initial syllable, but exceptions abound, such as ''allāga'' > ''-lgagg-'' (conch) . | |||
== Noun Incorporation in Intransitive Verbs == | == Noun Incorporation in Intransitive Verbs == | ||
Although noun incorporation in Minhast is associated with transitive verbs, intransitive verbs may incorporate nouns. Stative verbs often incorporate oblique nominals to background them, thereby focusing on the single core argument. The following two examples, the first with no incorporation, and the second with incorporation of the oblique nominal ''tipr'' ("meat") are semantically equivalent. The difference between the non-incorporated and incorporated versions is one of discourse purpose. | Although noun incorporation in Minhast is associated with transitive verbs, intransitive verbs may incorporate nouns. Stative verbs often incorporate oblique nominals to background them, thereby focusing on the single core argument. The following two examples, the first with no incorporation, and the second with incorporation of the oblique nominal ''tipr'' ("meat") are semantically equivalent. The difference between the non-incorporated and incorporated versions is one of discourse purpose. | ||