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<small>''See'' [[:Category:Bemé polysemants]] ''for a full list of polysemants.''</small><br> | <small>''See'' [[:Category:Bemé polysemants]] ''for a full list of polysemants.''</small><br> | ||
"'''Polysemants'''" (Bemé: ''polisemang'', not to be confused with ''{{bm|polisimang}}'' "police officer") in Bemé refer to various common lemmas in the Bemé language whose morphological categorisation are vague due to their wide uses and applications; thus, they are broadly categorised as "polysemants", literally meaning "words with various meanings". The most common polysemant by far is ''{{bm|eh}}''. The etymology of most polysemants are unknown; however, one exception is ''{{bm|bela}}'', which comes from [[Ketaserang]] ''beela'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈbɛːlɐ]]] "I agree". | "'''Polysemants'''" (Bemé: ''polisemang'', {{bm-ipa|polisemaŋ}}; not to be confused with ''{{bm|polisimang}}'' "police officer") in Bemé refer to various common lemmas in the Bemé language whose morphological categorisation are vague due to their wide uses and applications; thus, they are broadly categorised as "polysemants", literally meaning "words with various meanings". The most common polysemant by far is ''{{bm|eh}}''. The etymology of most polysemants are unknown; however, one exception is ''{{bm|bela}}'', which comes from [[Ketaserang]] ''beela'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈbɛːlɐ]]] "I agree". | ||
===Word derivation=== | ===Word derivation=== | ||
Bemé only has specific word derivation rules when deriving a word from an already existing word of a different class; for example, from a verb to a noun. In that case, the prefix ''e-''(possibly derived from English indefinite article ''a'') is added, as in ''shwim'' "to swim" > ''eshwim'' "pool". | Bemé only has specific word derivation rules when deriving a word from an already existing word of a different class; for example, from a verb to a noun. In that case, the prefix ''e-''(possibly derived from English indefinite article ''a'') is added, as in ''shwim'' "to swim" > ''eshwim'' "pool". | ||