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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Pronouns=== | |||
===Nouns=== | |||
===Verbs=== | |||
===Adjectives=== | |||
===Adverbs=== | |||
Adverbs are morphologically verbs. | |||
===Postpositions=== | |||
Most adpositional meanings are conveyed with the locative or lative cases, with two exceptions: ''nem'' "from" and ''ze'' "past, beyond". When these two postpositions are used, their head noun takes intransitive marking. | |||
=== Derivational morphology === | === Derivational morphology === | ||
====Reduplication==== | ====Reduplication==== | ||
Full reduplication is used to broaden adjectives (for example ''töng² töng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), and to derive new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''har³ har³'' "it goes back to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it"). | Full reduplication is used to broaden adjectives (for example ''töng² töng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), and to derive new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''har³ har³'' "it goes back to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it"). | ||