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Changed name of "normal" stem to be "noun-focus" stem. Put in a link about focus.
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Verbs have a root form, from which various | Verbs have a root form, from which various | ||
other base forms are derived. The two most important of these base forms are | other base forms are derived. The two most important of these base forms are | ||
the mirative base and the | the mirative base and the noun-focus base. Below is a list of verb roots with their | ||
corresponding mirative and | corresponding mirative and noun-focus bases: | ||
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tùlòoezi /tuɦlɘɦːzi/ – | tùlòoezi /tuɦlɘɦːzi/ – | ||
to drag, intransitive, | to drag, intransitive, noun-focus | ||
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rèdù /ʁɘɦduɦ/ - red, | rèdù /ʁɘɦduɦ/ - red, | ||
noun-focus | |||
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suekiraeypùe /sɨkiʁɛipɨɦ/ | suekiraeypùe /sɨkiʁɛipɨɦ/ | ||
- to become scraped, | - to become scraped, noun-focus | ||
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This is used when the action being | This is used when the action being | ||
described is something the listener has not previously heard about ( | described is something the listener has not previously heard about ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirative ). It is also used to put focus on the verb ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(linguistics) ) | ||
How it is formed from the root is regular, but the rules are somewhat complex | How it is formed from the root is regular, but the rules are somewhat complex | ||
and depend on whether the last syllable of the base begins with a soft or hard | and depend on whether the last syllable of the base begins with a soft or hard | ||