| Chart
of Derivational suffixes : |
|
Stemclass
|
Noun
|
Verb
|
Adj.
|
Adv
|
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______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
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|
1. Noun
|
|
n
|
p
|
l
|
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
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2. Verb
|
n;
|
tad;  k
nam
|
n
|
p
|
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
______________
|
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3. Adjective
|
|
|
|
p
|
|
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| 5.2.
Compound : |
| Compound
stems are those consisting of more than one roots. Roots are monomorphemic
forms which carry the basic meaning of the words. Stems of more than
one roots are reduced to a single root at the compounding or co-ordinate
layer of word formation. The simplest level of compounding is joining
of two roots, where any of the major classes may serve as the initial
element. Thus a compound construction consists, potentially, of two
or more core morphemes of which at least two members must be free
morphemes. |
| Noun Compound
formation |
| In Mising,
all the noun forms are based on natural classification of objects
such as, man, animal, tree, sky, etc. |
| The most
important object of each class has a word which is invariably added
to denote the objects of the same class. |
| (a)
ami man as the NC |
| core +
core + core N |
| NC
NP NPN |
| (NC =
Noun common to the class |
| NP = Noun
denoting the particular object |
| core n
= Any number) |
|
ami
|
+
|
adr
|
=
|
midir
|
body/mind
|
|
man
|
|
flesh
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
attk
|
=
|
mi-ttk
|
head
|
|
man
|
|
top
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
aig
|
=
|
amig
|
eye
|
|
man
|
|
sight
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
aiyp
|
=
|
migyp
|
eye-brow
|
|
man
|
|
cover
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
arm
|
=
|
mirm
|
rich man
|
|
man
|
|
pot
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
aig
+ asi
|
=
|
miksi
|
tears
|
|
man
|
|
aight
water
|
|
|
|
|
ami
|
+
|
agm
|
=
|
migm
|
prince, officer
|
|
|
| (b)
agm articulation/expression
as NC |
agm
|
+
|
tamug
|
=
|
gmug
|
sound
|
|
expression
|
|
part
|
|
|
|
agm
|
+
|
amig
|
=
|
gmig
|
individual style
of speech
|
|
expression
|
|
part
|
|
|
|
agm
|
+
|
abuk
|
=
|
gmbuk
|
letter
|
|
expression
|
|
one small share
|
|
|
|
agm
|
+
|
lb
|
=
|
gmlab
|
sonorous sound
|
|
expression
|
|
bird
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (c)
Apart from such nominal constructions, two or more morphemes denoting
different objects also combine to form compound nouns. |
k l
|
+
|
llun
|
=
|
klllun
|
|
machine
|
|
boat
|
|
ferry
|
prk
|
+
|
aw
|
=
|
prkaw
|
|
cock
|
|
child
|
|
chicken
|
|
kedi
|
+
|
isi
|
=
|
kediisi
|
|
mango
|
|
tree
|
|
mango tree
|
|
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