3.1.4. The final i: of the adverbial participle suffix-si:  ji: is optionally dropped in continuous free speech. |
| Examples: |
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nanna: kisi: matta:nu: |
nanna: ki:s matta:n ‘I have already done’ |
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wo:ru: unji: matto:ru: |
wo:r unj matto:r ‘they have eaten aleardy’ |
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| 3.2.0. Internal Sandhi |
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The following morphophonemic changes are involed in internal sandhi.
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| 3.2.1. |
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- Ø / -sk |
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| ar-sk |
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a-sk |
‘ways’ |
a: -sk |
|
a:-sk |
‘women’ |
| moyo:l-sk |
|
moyo:-sk |
‘clouds’ |
| aj-sk |
|
a-sk |
‘bears’ |
| wanj-sk |
|
wa-sk |
‘fingers’ |
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| 3.2.2. |
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-Ø- |
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| irp-k |
|
ir-k |
‘mahua trees’ |
| mari:-k |
|
mar-k |
‘sons’ |
| pe:ka:l-o:r |
|
pe:k-o:r |
‘boys’ |
| ba:-o:r |
|
b-o:r |
‘who’ |
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| 3.2.3. -l Ø/-lo:r |
| ka:ka:l-lo:r |
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ka:ka:-lo:r |
‘father’s younger brothers’ |
| ba:ba:l-lo:r |
|
ba:ba:-lo:r |
‘fathers’ |
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| 3.2.4. -i i:y/-a:l |
pan ri:-a:l |
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panri:y-a:l |
‘white coloured’ |
| ka:ri:-a:l |
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ka:ri:y-a:l |
‘black coloured’ |
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