| Nouns Derived From Nouns: |
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In the following instances nouns are derived from nouns by the addition -ta:n (for I person), -ti:n (for II person), -ta:(d) (for III person: non-muasculine) and -to:r (for III person: masculine).
Number of nouns are dervied in this manner.
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| bu:m ‘land, earth’ |
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bu:m-ta:n |
‘I, of this land’ |
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bu:m-ti:n |
‘you, of this land’ |
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bu:m-ta(d) |
‘she/it of this land’ |
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bu:m-to:r |
‘people of this land’ |
| nagur ‘city, town’ |
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nagur-ta:n |
‘I who belong to the city,I from the city’ |
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nagur-ti:n |
‘you of the city,you from the city’ |
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nagur-ta:(d) |
‘she/it who belongs to the city,she/it from the city’ |
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nagur-to:r |
‘people from the city,people who belong to the city’ |
| lo:n ‘house’ |
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lo:-ta:n |
‘I who belong to a (particular family)’ |
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lo:-ti:n |
‘you who belong to a (particular family)’ |
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lo:-ta:(d) |
‘she who belongs to a (particticular family)’ |
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lo:-to:r |
‘they who belong to a (particular family)’ |
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In the example given below, nouns are derived from nouns by suffixing -i:.
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pa:p |
‘sin’ |
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pa:p-i: |
‘sinner’ |
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duk |
‘sorrow’ |
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duk-i: |
‘person in distress’ |
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le:nj |
‘moon’ |
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le:nj-i: |
‘moonlight’ |
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le: |
‘sound’ |
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le:g-i: |
‘echo, voice’ |
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Noun paha:r is added to nouns referring to ‘weather’, to form nouns indicating seasons.
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 oy |
‘heat’ |
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doypaha:r |
‘summer’ |
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pir |
‘rain’ |
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pirpaha:r |
‘rainy season’ |
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pi:ni: |
‘cold’ |
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pi:ni:paha:r |
‘winter’ |
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