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#biconsonantal roots alternating between CVC and CCV. Example: sep ~ spe 'to walk'
#biconsonantal roots alternating between CVC and CCV. Example: sep ~ spe 'to walk'
#triconsonantal roots alternating between CCVC, CVCC, and CVCVC. Example: ptsun ~ putsn ~ putsun 'to live'
#triconsonantal roots alternating between CCVC, CVCC, and CVCVC. Example: ptsun ~ putsn ~ putsun 'to live'
#4-consonant roots like cpalg ~ cplag 'to cry out' (Wdm. ''tspong'' 'to demand' and ''tsloc'' 'to cry out')
#4-consonant roots like cpālg ~ cplāg 'to cry out' (Wdm. ''tspong'' 'to demand' and ''tsloc'' 'to cry out')


Statistically, biconsonantal roots in Lakovic are somewhat more common than in Semitic; triconsonantal roots are derived from biconsonantals via root extensions. One example is *Fedn "animal" and *Fdek "to inhabit", both derived from the root *Fed "to exist".
Statistically, biconsonantal roots in Lakovic are somewhat more common than in Semitic; triconsonantal roots are derived from biconsonantals via root extensions. One example is *Fedn "animal" and *Fdek "to inhabit", both derived from the root *Fed "to exist".
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