4.5.2. Non-masculine Derivative Suffixes |
-a: |
/-a: -a: -i:/ |
/-a:/ This suffix is identical with the noun a: meaning ‘woman’
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e:l-a: |
‘younger sister’ |
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a:nc-a: |
‘wife’ |
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ko:iy-a: |
‘daughter-in-law’ |
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haran·-a: |
‘sister-in-law’ |
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po:y-a: |
‘mother-in-law’ |
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he:l-a: |
‘younger sister’ |
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miy-a: |
‘daughter’ |
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moyt-a: |
‘old woman’ |
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koyt-a: |
‘Gond woman’ |
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ko:k-a: |
‘wife’s younger sister’ |
/-a:/ occurs with the following nouns. |
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akk-a: |
‘elder sister’ |
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pill-a: |
‘female child’ |
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ya:y-a: |
‘mother’ |
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aw-a: |
‘grand-mother’ |
/-i:/ occurs with the following nouns. |
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a:j-i: |
‘mother’s mother’ |
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a:t-i: |
‘father’s sister’ |
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kuc-i: |
‘father’s younger brother’s wife’ |
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pe:k-i: |
‘girl’ |
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ag-i: |
‘elder brother’s wife’ |
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ba:p-i: |
‘father’s mother’ |
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na:t-i: |
‘daughter’s daughter’ |
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bayr-i: |
‘deaf woman’ |
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ka:n-i: |
‘blind woman’ |
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ra:n·-i: |
‘widow’ |
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ko:nd-i: |
‘dumb woman’ |
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a:l-i: |
‘cow’ |
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e:-i: |
‘she-goat’ |
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bayns-i: |
‘she-buffalo’ |
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