| These are of two
broad classes. The nouns of the first class are the ones,
wherein the occurrence of the masculine and feminine singular
derivational suffixes is morphologically conditioned.
The second class consists of the nounstems whose occurrence
is phonologically conditioned. |
| Class I |
(i) The nouns
that take the masculine singular derivative -a: e |
| ur- |
|
|
|
| ur-a:e
|
> |
ura:e
|
'husband' |
|
| |
| (ii) The nouns
that take the masculine singular derivative -yi |
| mire- |
|
|
|
| mire-yi
|
> |
mireyi |
'old
man' |
|
| |
| (iii) The nouns
that take the masculine singular derivative -a |
| pira:nd- |
|
|
|
| pira:nd-a
|
> |
pira:nd-a |
'wanderer'
(Mas) |
|
| |
| (iv) The nouns
that take the masculine singular derivative -ø |
| a:yari- |
|
|
|
| a:yari-ø |
> |
a:yari |
'carpenter' |
|
| |
| (v) The nouns
that take the feminine singular derivative -ci |
pa i- |
|
|
|
| pai-ci-
|
> |
paici
|
'worker'
(Fein) |
ku i- |
|
|
|
| kui-ci-
|
> |
kuici
|
'mother-in-law' |
|
