3.2.2.
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Nouns |
The nouns are monomorphemic or
polymorphism. A noun consists of a root only and optionally one or more affixes.
There are three types of noun roots, viz., simple, compound and derived.
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The simple noun root consists of a
single morpheme.
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phi
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‘grandmother’
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me
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‘sister’s husband’
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mek
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‘eye’
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vi
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‘blood’
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ri
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‘hand’
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vam
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‘hip, waist’
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chini
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‘sky’
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methan
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‘dog’
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hidi
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‘field’
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talo
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‘lake’
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The compound noun roots are formed
by adding specific adjectives or nouns or verbs to generic nouns.
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| 1) |
phiju |
‘rat’ |
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ju-pi |
‘a big rat’ |
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rat-big |
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ju-cho |
‘a small rat’ |
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rat-small
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| 2) |
pe |
‘cloth’ |
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pe-kok |
‘lady’s upper dress like towel |
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cloth-tie |
which is tied’ |
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pe-chela |
‘a thin pekok’ |
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cloth-thin
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| 3) |
cimun |
‘finger’ |
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mun-pi |
‘thumb’ |
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finger-big |
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mun-arnan |
‘ring finger’ |
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finger-ring |
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mun-jo
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‘index finger’
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| 4) |
ke |
‘leg’ |
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phu |
‘head’ |
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ke phu |
‘knee’ |
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The derived roots are formed with
derivative suffixes. The verbal nouns and agent nouns are derivative
constructions.
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