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#'''-th-''' e.g., ''caha'' ‘flower’ → ''catha'' ‘small blossom’, ''vasan'' → ''vathahan'' ‘cherished apprentice baker’ | #'''-th-''' e.g., ''caha'' ‘flower’ → ''catha'' ‘small blossom’, ''vasan'' → ''vathahan'' ‘cherished apprentice baker’ | ||
#:an affectionate diminutive | #:an affectionate diminutive | ||
#'''-m-''' e.g., ''asan'' ‘hunter’ → ''ãhan'' ‘(mockingly) hunterling’ | #'''-m-''' e.g., ''asan'' ‘hunter’ → ''ãhan'' ‘(mockingly) hunterling’, ''talagan'' ‘bear’ → ''talãhan'' ‘brash, aggressive, young person’ | ||
#:a derisive, mocking diminutive | #:a derisive, mocking diminutive | ||
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#Accent is put on the ‘center’ syllable of a word, e.g., ''ereyin a'''là'''na'' ‘the beloved farmer's treacherous wife’. | #Accent is put on the ‘center’ syllable of a word, e.g., ''ereyin a'''là'''na'' ‘the beloved farmer's treacherous wife’. | ||
Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words. | Uses compounding to form adjective-noun words. | ||
# Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’, unless the first word ends in the same vowel as the second one begins with; then they merge | # Word stems ending in a vowel reduplicate their consonant, e.g. ''eyi-'' + ''ana'' → ''eyiyana'' ‘farmwife’, unless the first word ends in the same vowel as the second one begins with; then they merge: ''tala'' ‘honey’ + ''agan'' → ''talagan'' ‘bear’ | ||
# Word stems ending in a consonant undergo a radical change if clashing with another consonant. | # Word stems ending in a consonant undergo a radical change if clashing with another consonant. | ||
#:''ag-'' + ''vasan'' → ''ahavasan'' ‘head baker’ [ɑ:ʋasan] or [ɑxaʋasan] | #:''ag-'' + ''vasan'' → ''ahavasan'' ‘head baker’ [ɑ:ʋasan] or [ɑxaʋasan] | ||