An adjective, in Mishmi, contains a
stem or a combination of stems and various affixes. Its structure has only
the inner layer of stem formation. The structure centers on stem morphemes
and the morphological processes that modify such stems to form stems of
varying complexity. These processes modify the semantic content of the stem.
2.2.3.1.
Simple Stems :
These are monomorphemic stems with no
analyzable inner structure. A very large number of adjectives belong to this
group. They include
(i) Qualifiers -
/prą/
`good’
/dra/
`big’
(ii)
Quantifiers including the basic
numerals and the basic ordinal numbers; they include:
(a)
The quantity of the objects
represented by the noun,
/cu/
`all’
/kįdg/
`all’
/abrige/
`some’
(b)
A collection of the articles or
beings represented by the noun,
/
g/ 
