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Following are a few examples where nouns are derived from verbs by the additions -ka:, -e:, -i: and -ci:.
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uy |
‘to skin’ |
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uy-ka: |
‘slough of snake’ |
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muc |
‘to cover’ |
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mucc-e: |
‘cover, lid’ |
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mulp |
‘to set’ (as sun) |
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mulp--e: |
‘evening’ |
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pan |
‘to ripe’ |
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pan-i |
‘fuit’ |
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mat |
‘to cure’ |
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mat-i: |
‘medicine’ |
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be:n |
‘to twist’ |
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be:n-i: |
‘plait of hair’ |
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we: |
‘to be bright’ |
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we:-ci: |
‘light’ (as opposed to ‘dark’) |
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In the examples given below nouns are dervied from adjectives by suffixing -a:l.
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pa:nri: |
‘white’ |
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pa:nri:-y-a:l |
‘white coloured’ |
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ka:ri: |
‘black’ |
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ka:ri:-y-a:l |
‘black coloured’ |
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kamka: |
‘yellow’ |
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kamk-a:l |
‘yellow coloured’ |
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Nouns are also derived from adverbs by the addition of -o:r. See the following examples.
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aga: |
‘from there’ |
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ag-o:r |
‘people from that place’ |
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iga: |
‘from here’ |
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ig-o:r |
‘people from this place’ |
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baga: |
‘from where’ |
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bag-o:r |
‘people of which place’ |
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-to:r occurs in the following examples.
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munne: |
‘in front of’ |
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munne:-to:r |
‘people in front’ |
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lo:pa: |
‘inside of’ |
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lo:pa:-to:r |
‘people who are inside’ |
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gure: |
‘nearby’ |
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gure:-to:r |
‘nearby people’ |
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