(c) (c)
 c1c1
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| vajji |
--brew (liquor) |
| kugg |
--’perch’ |
| kicc |
--’pinch’ |
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(d) (c)
/
c1c2
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| pinj |
‘bounce, rebound’ |
| kalp |
‘mix’ |
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6.2.
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Complex stems : |
Complex stems have at least
two constituents each. viz. a simple root and a derivative suffix. The
derivative suffixes are usually those which form transitive or causative
stems.
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| tu : khi |
‘swing (tr.) |
| niphi |
‘stop’ (tr.) |
| hi : vi ki |
‘to cause to give’ |
| kapki |
‘to make to laugh’ |
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6.3.
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Compound stems |
Compound verbs are morphological
constructions whose nuclei contain more than one stem. The final
constituent of a compound verb enters into finite or non-finite verb
inflection in the same way as a simple nucelus does
|
|
dońńa
ki : ‘to steal’
(lit. thief do) |
6.4.1.
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Auxiliary verbs: |
Auxiliary verbs are verbs used in a
verb phrase as an adjunct to another verb. It serves to form moods, tenses
or aspects of a verb. It also serves to form verbs from nominal,
adjectival or adverbial stems, (cf. 6.13.)
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6.5.
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Verb stems,
whether simple, complex, or compound are further divided into three
sub-classes on the basis of their morphological and syntactic behavior
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| 1) Intransitive 2) Transitive 3)
Causative |
6.5.1.
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Intransitives:
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Intransitive verbs are those verbs
which do not occur with an object as:
|
| na:nu va:? |
‘I come’ |
| evari hacceri |
‘They went’ |
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6.5.2.0 |
Transitives :
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6.5.2.0
|
Transitive are those verbs
which take a direct or indirect object. As : |
| evasi roţi
tinnesi |
‘He eats bread’ |
| ma : mbu Pa:lu uņņņomi |
‘We drink milk’ |
|
Many transitive verbs are derived from intransitive verbs by the following
ways:
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6.5.2.1.
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Intransitive verbs ending in a long vowel form the transitive stems by
suffixing -p-to the verb root.
|
| ra: |
‘finish’ ra:p- |
| ho: |
‘start’ ho:p- |
|
| kamma ra:tte |
‘The work is finished’ |
| na:nu kamma ra:pite?
ė |
‘I finished the work’ |
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6.5.2.2
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Intransitive verbs ening in a short vowel suffix -k to form the transitive
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|
bo-- spill bok-
|
|
| e:yu bote |
‘water spilt |
| evasi e:yu bokitesi |
‘he spilt water’ |
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