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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
mireti-a > (R. 12)
miretiya
  'old women'
ko:yi-a > (R. 12)
ko:yiya
  'cocks'
eli-a > (R. 12)
eliya
  'rats'
gu:me-a > (R. 12)
gu:meya
  'owls'
kurke-a > (R. 12)
kurkeya
  'foxes'
na:yu-a > (R. 13)
na:yuva
  'dogs'
te:nu-a > (R. 13)
te:nuva
  'honey bees'
pi:li-a > (R. 12)
pi:liya
  'eye lashes'
bire:lu-a > (R. 13)
bire:luva
  'fingers'
 
-ga occurs with derived masculine nouns, it occurs also with non-human nouns and inanimate nouns, in free variation with -a. Except with those inanimate nouns end in -e.
kue-ga > (R. 17)
kuanga
  'lame men'
ko:yi-ga >  
ko:yiga
  'cocks'
pi:li-ga >  
pi:liga
  'eyelash'
bire:lu-ga >  
bire:luga
  'fingers'
gu:me-ga > (R. 17)
gu:manga
  'owls'
 
Epicene plural
 
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