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A verb can be nominalized through the reduplication of the verbal root, which undergoes a mutation of its onset. Regular sandhi rules also apply to this forms. This yields a noun that is an instance of the action conveyed by the verb. This compositions take the following forms:
A verb can be nominalized through the reduplication of the verbal root, which undergoes a mutation of its onset. Regular sandhi rules also apply to this forms. This yields a noun that is an instance of the action conveyed by the verb. This compositions take the following forms:


Replacement of the first consonant through /m/ in the iteration:
'''Replacement of the first consonant through /m/ in the iteration''': [√-C], [√-V] → √C·{C>m}V-


[√-C], [√-V] → √C·{C>m}V-
-fricative


-fricative
:''kĕs'' to.hit _________ ''kĕsmĕs'' strikes
kĕs to.hit _________ kĕsmĕs strikes
 
max to.cut ________ maxmax cuts
:''max'' to.cut ________ ''maxmax'' cuts


-nasal
-nasal
vun to.grow _______ vunnun (<vunmun) growth
 
mĕn to.fly ________ mĕnnĕn (<mĕnmĕn) flights
:''vun'' to.grow _______ ''vunnun'' (<''vunmun'') growth
 
:''mĕn'' to.fly ________ ''mĕnnĕn'' (<''mĕnmĕn'') flights


-liquid
-liquid
mŭr to.(be).ill ______ mŭrmŭr illnesses
 
bul to.go __________ bullul (<bulmul) ways
:''mŭr'' to.(be).ill ______ ''mŭrmŭr'' illnesses
 
:''bul'' to.go __________ ''bullul'' (<''bulmul'') ways


-vowel
-vowel
reta to.eat _______ retama (retam’a < retameta) meals


Lenition of stops:
:''reta'' to.eat _______ ''retama'' (''retam’a'' < ''retameta'') meals
 
'''Lenition of stops''': [√-C], [√-V] → √C·{C+lenition}V-


[√-C], [√-V] → √C·{C+lenition}V-
-nasal
-nasal
-liquid
-liquid
-vowel
-vowel


vun to.grow _______ vunnun (<vunmun) growth
:''vun'' to.grow _______ ''vunnun'' (<''vunmun'') growth
 
'''Epenthesis of /b/''': VC roots → VC·{b}·VC
 
:''ĕl'' to.__ _________ ''ĕppĕl'' (<''ĕlbĕl'') ___


Epenthesis of /b/:
:''on'' to.__ _________ ''ommon'' (<''onbon'') ___


VC roots → VC·{b}·VC
:''ŭr'' to.speak _______ ''ŭrbŭr'' speech


ĕl to.__ _________ ĕppĕl (<ĕlbĕl) ___
:''ala'' to.perceive ________ ''alabal(a)''
on to.__ _________ ommon (<onbon) ___
ŭr to.speak _______ ŭrbŭr speech


ala to.perceive ________ alabal(a)


Verbs that are already composite are normally nominalized with the prefixation of the nominalizer NLZ y(V)- to this same effect.
Verbs that are already composite are normally nominalized with the prefixation of the nominalizer NLZ y(V)- to this same effect.

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