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PSem. : eight monosyllabic root morphemes types: | PSem. : eight monosyllabic root morphemes types: | ||
*(''short'') Cv | *(''short'') Cv (rare, kinship, human body, numerals 1-2) | ||
*(''long'') Cv̄, CvC, C₁C₂vC₃ | *(''long'') Cv̄, CvC, C₁C₂vC₃ | ||
*(''ultra-long'') Cv̄C, C₁C₂v̄C₃, C₁vC₂C₂ and C₁vC₂C₃. | *(''ultra-long'') Cv̄C, C₁C₂v̄C₃, C₁vC₂C₂ and C₁vC₂C₃. | ||
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Cu: ''*lu-'' | Cu: ''*lu-'' | ||
Disyllabic CāCiC 'active participle of triconsonantal' | |||
A comparison of Berber vs. Semitic points to CvC class maybe being originally CCvC or CvCC in PAA. Heb. lēk 'go' possibly *hlik ~ Berber 'llukk' "go on!" as 'll' probably 'hl' | |||
Causal in Semitic -y? | |||
==Morphology== | |||
? no clear cut distinction between verbal root and nominal root? Lipiński: Somali ''qufa‘'' “cough”/“to cough” / East Semitic ''qātum'' “hand” vs. Somal. ''qād'' “to take” |