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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
-va:u occurs with the demonstrative and interrogative pronoun bases.
a-va:u > ava:u 'she' (Remo)
i-va:u > iva:u 'she' (Pro)
e:-va:u > e:va:u 'who' (Fem)
 
-ci occurs with the two noun stems given below.
pai-ci > paici 'female worker'
kui-ci > kuici 'mother-in-law'
 
-a:i occurs with the noun stem ur-
ur-a:i > ura:i 'wife'
 
-i occurs with the noun stems taking enunciative -u.
ku-i > kui 'lame woman'
cov-i > covi 'deaf' (Fem)
pucc-i > pucci 'mad woman'
ji:n-i > jirni 'stingy woman'
ku:n-i > kurni 'hunch back' (Fem)
kurui > kurui 'blind' (Fem)
mu:g-i > mu:gi 'dumb' (Fem)
 
-ati occurs elsewhere.
kurm-ati > kurmati 'woman of Kurumba community'
ka-ati > kaati 'thief' (Fem)
ka:r-ati > ka:rati 'Agentivizer'
pa-ati > pa-ati 'Brahmin woman'
bag-ati > bagati 'woman of Kannada community'
mo-ati > moati 'young woman'
 
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