(2) Classifier, when it occurs, is
always along with numeral.
(3) Comparison suffix occurs only in
nominative case.
/kwįg/
`dog’
/kwįg-tapi/
`bitch’
/kwįg-wčlą/
`dogs’
/kwįg-tapi-wčlą/
`bitches’
/kwįg-tya´-kinyā/
`six dogs’
dog-cl-six
/kwįg-li/
`than dog’
/kwįg-d/
`to the dog’
Except gender, all other inflexional
categories can operate on a noun phrase as well as a noun. Gender can be
marked only for a noun.
The study of the formation of a noun reveals two
structural layers. Each is characterized by special morphological processes
with different functions.
Stem Formation - Inner
Structure of Nouns :
The inner structure of nouns 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.
It should be noted that most unalalyzable nouns can simply be said to have
no inner structure since the other structural layers are typically quite
transparent.
Simple Stems :
These are monomorphemic stems that
have no analyzable inner structure.
/masį/
`tree’
/macįb/
`cow’
/thya/
`mountain’
/mówą/
`husband’
/myą/
`wife’
/pķya/
`bird’
/įrwiką/
`termite’
/hagrąyg/
`squirrel’
/thréygbréyg/
`mongoose’
Derived Stems :
These are polymorphemic stems. The
nature of the constituent morphemes gives scope for a sub-categorization.
Primary Derived Stems :
These are polymorphemic stems in which no constituent
morpheme is a stem by itself. The derivation is from two bound morphemes.
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